PAET II. 



THE PRUNING AND RENOVATION OF PARK 

 AND AVENUE TREES. 



As a rule trees for avenue planting, especially for 

 public road work, are not well selected, and they are, 

 moreover, generally neglected until it is too late to 

 make handsome trees of thein, suitable for a well- 

 devised public promenade, especially for a high- class 

 community. 



I observe that trees not at all suitable for this pur- 

 pose are frequently planted, which, after a few years, 

 have to be cut down. The common Horse Chestnut, 

 for instance, is mostly selected and planted at intervals 

 along with, perhaps, the Lime, Turkey Oak, Elm, &c. 

 Now the Chestnut will outgrow most other forest trees ; 

 the consequence is an irregular avenue ; and then after 

 awhile a high wind blows off a large limb and makes 

 the whole thing most unsightly. Then the Chestnut 

 has to be cut down, when a vacancy occurs at once, thus 

 spoiling every good feature in the avenue. 



Now, when this is the case, or rather when the Chest- 

 nut or any faster-growing tree than the rest is planted 

 for an avenue, let it 1be annually cut back so as to make 

 it meet the object in view. But I advise that no such 

 class as the Chestnut be planted with the Lime, Elm, 

 or Green Oak for street purposes, nor, indeed, as a 

 selection for any avenue at all. Variety is pleasing to 

 be sure ; then select the Lime, the Evergreen Oak, the 

 Elm, and the Sycamore. These may be made to coin- 

 cide with each other as regards growth. The Ever- 



