108 Forest Club Annual 



Cottonwood and any person who allows such trees to remain 

 on his street premises is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable 

 by a fine of ten dollars. As a result of this law, which is still 

 in force, all the Cottonwoods were cut down. 



Every part of the tree possesses some undesirable feature. 

 Because of this fact poplars should not be planted where other 

 species can be grown. If used at all the trees should be re- 

 moved as soon as better species have grown to take their 

 places. 



Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra italica Meunch.). 

 This tree is sometimes available for narrow streets where 

 the tall, narrow, erect form may add much beauty. The 

 branches, which are of almost equal length, grow upward at 

 a sharp angle with the trunk. They may be planted close to- 

 gether when the form good windbreaks. The trees are short 

 lived and it is seldom advisable to use them for street planting. 



The Oaks. 



The desire of most tree planters is to secure trees which 

 grow rapidly. When the oaks are mentioned for use on the 

 streets they are often spoken of as "slow growers" and con- 

 siderable difficulty is experienced in order to convince many 

 people that they grow as rapidly as some other valuable spe- 

 cies such as the hard maples. Some of the finest streets of 

 eastern cities are planted with oaks and the adaptibility of the 

 various species to a variety of conditions make them valuable 

 for* planting in other parts of the country. Furthermore, rap- 

 idity of growth is not the most desirable quality of shade trees 

 but if trees are properly cared for in the nursery by trans- 

 planting frequently they will become more thrifty and grow 

 much more rapidly when planted along the streets. 



Pin Oak (Quercus palustris Linn.). 



This species is planted more extensively than other mem- 

 bers of the oak genus. Its typical pyramidal form, the rather 

 short, slender, pendulous branches and the deeply cut unsym- 

 metrical leaves give the tree a characteristically beautiful ap- 

 pearance. The brilliant scarlet coloring in autumn is its crown- 

 ing glory. The tree is a rapid grower and is readily trans- 

 planted, which adds to the value for use in planting. 



