Canadian Forestry Journal, March, 19hS 



1591 



THE VALLEY OF THE KENNEBECASIS 



Choosing Trees for Ornamental Planting 



Bv Odilon Bedard. F. E., Qlebec 



Having decided on the work of 

 ornamentation to be done, tlie select- 

 ing of the most suitable species of 

 trees to be planted should be then 

 proceeded with. First, we would 

 have to choose between the plants 

 of natural reproduction and those 

 from the nursery. Of course, as far 

 as this is concerned, a great deal 

 must be taken into account. 



This work should not be too costly 

 and should above ail be practical. 

 For this purpose, plants grown in the 

 vicinity of the proposed plantation 

 are much more preferable, for, once 

 planted, they do not entail any con- 

 siderable expense for their preserva- 

 tion. While endeavouring to attain 

 an esthetical purpose, it would also 

 be well, if the two steps are com- 

 patible with one another, to select 

 the plants in such a way as to secure 

 useful results, whether they produce 

 wood or fruits. 



Fruit Trees for Yellow Soils 

 The one in charge of the work will 

 have to consider the purchase price 

 of the plants, the cost of preparing 



the land and the expenses of their 

 care. At certain points, in yellow soil, 

 for instance, a fruit-bearing tree can 

 be planted to more advantage than 

 would be a nursery plant. An apple- 

 tree can be bought for 25 cents, which 

 is cheaper than a tree from the 

 forest. I believe that the apple-tree 

 is the more easily regrown, provided 

 we carefully select a tested variety as 

 the Transparent Yellow, the Wealthy 

 and the Mcintosh; at the same time, 

 the apple-tree is the most rustic of 

 all trees. Elsewhere, in wet, acid, 

 rich and calcareous soils, a forest tree 

 will be preferable. 



Aesthetic Values 

 As far as the forest plants are con- 

 cerned, I believe that those taken In 

 the forest will cost two-thirds less 

 than the nursery plants and are more 

 adaptable to the purpose, especially 

 when they are of a large size. I 

 should advise you then to resort to the 

 nurseries for exotic plants only and 

 for plantations along the highways. 

 In the forest, we wilt take the plants 

 in soils similar to that in which they 



