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are no side parkings and a tree has best chance for life in the central space 

 whare it can get a maximum of sun and air. Of course this practice does not give 

 wonderfully beautiful effects but is has considerable merit over no planting at all 

 and if properly carried out might have considerable formal dignity. 



The spacing in the parking depends largely upon the species. The distance 

 between curb and sidewalk should be about half and half with the tree nearer the 

 sidewalk than the curb if there is any difference. As to spacing between speci- 

 mens one might generalize and say at least twenty feet more than the spread of the 

 top at maturity and for trees producing very dense or black shade twenty- five or 

 thirty feet more. For palms or trees whose maximum spread is soon attained with 

 little chance of an increase, the distance added need not be so great, but a plant- 

 ing of palms too closely set takes from their dignity and formality, rendering 

 them rather less elegant. This spacing must be done with consideration of the 

 best needs of the street and not with regard to the property frontages, although 

 most owners will, doubtless, object if ihere is not a tree in front of their place. 



In most cases the plan will call for uniform spacing but the problem of poles, 

 lamp-posts, water hydrants, house-water and gas connections will interfere and then 

 a respacing of all the trees should result and not merely the moving of the one 

 specimen which cannot go in place. Mr. Solataroff gives the ruling "that trees 

 should be kept away at least eight feet from lamp-posts and about ten feet from 

 water hydrants". Another phase of the question of spacing which may come up in 

 the treatment of narrow streets is the question of opposite or alternate planting. 

 For extremely narrow streets the latter is advisable but in other cases the form 

 gives rather more attractive results. 



In Los Angeles it was noted that a few streets had been planted with trees 

 between the inner edge of the side-walk and the property line leaving no other 

 parking. This gives an excellent opportunity for the development of the tree 

 but is rather poor since it gives a maximum of shade to the house with a minimum 

 to the roadway and to the pedestrian. The effect is also somewhat unfinished. 



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