

AMERICAN FORESTRY 



bef< ire, as a direct 



the application of modern 



and of the strong 



. hich agricultural devclop- 



ived. The value of the 



lining forests will be diminished by 



ruction of the more valuable 



[ t will become excessively 



difficult in many regions to obtain fire- 



1 and building materials. Condi- 



rainfall and run-off will be 



rably influenced and the supply 



of water needed for irrigation during 

 the dry season will be diminished. 



It is too much to expect that the 

 present generation of Filipinos should 

 adopt adequate measures to provide 

 against these dangers. The Congress 

 of the United States should provide 

 specifically for the continuance of the 

 Philippine Forest Service so that the 

 ignorance and extravagance of the 

 present generation may not inflict 

 irreparable loss upon the generations 

 that are to come. 





SELECTING SHADE TREES 



By S. B. Detwiler 



TREES arc a constant inspiration 

 to an appreciation of the beau- 

 tics of nature; they cool the air 

 in summer and temper the cold 

 wind.-, < if winter. They furnish a nesting 

 and shelter for birds and counter- 

 erse conditions of city life. 

 They purify the air, encourage outdoor 

 and have a vast educational influence 

 upon the citizens, especially children. 

 They enhance the beauty of architec- 

 ture, in the value of real estate, 

 and coi oil and moisture. 



Through a love of the trees the people 

 he United States arc beginning to 

 comprehend the need not only for 

 planting shade trees and protecting 

 tin m, but for the protection and more 

 i mal use of our splendid forests. 

 The American Forestry Association is 

 iting its influeno to the develop- 

 ment of public thought and knowledge 

 about tr d forests along practical 



This article is limited to general 



tion aboul ing shade trees. 



To those who d< 'tailed advice 



ry problems or who 



d of a complete plan for 



American For- 



is pn ; to mail 



>i application. 



State for- 



forestrv associ- 



rtments 



from which reliable and unprejudiced 

 information may be obtained. Those 

 who desire to plan and direct their own 

 forestry work are strongly urged to out- 

 line a definite and complete program of 

 operations before the work is started. 

 This will insure close attention to prac- 

 tical details and will help to avoid annoy- 

 ing mistakes. 



SHADE TREES 



The selection of species is a matter of 

 primary importance in shade tree plant- 

 ing. In deciding this point the climatic 

 and soil conditions and the location of 

 the tree or the purpose for which it is 

 desired must be considered. In the 

 past the tendency has been to plant 

 quick growing trees for immediate effect 

 regardless of their qualifications. The 

 results invariably have been highly 

 unsatisfactory. In the lists given below 

 are enumerated trees suitable for various 

 purposes and planting sites. The trees 

 printed in italics are those which are 

 most desirable. 



STREET TREES FOR PLANTING 

 UNDER SEVERE CONDITIONS 



Oriental Sycamore. Hardiest of all for 

 street planting, not liable to insects, 

 rapid growth. Deep rooted, adapted to 

 a great variety of soils. Will require 

 pruning on narrow streets but stands 

 Should be planted from 



