STRKET TREES. 



gaps can he replanted with young trees of that sort. If there are 

 poor trees of a good variety or trees of a poor or short-lived variety 

 it would he advisahle to remove these and do all the replanting at 

 one time, so as to have the trees on the street as nearly uniform as 

 possible. Wliere there are several good varieties in good condition 



Fig. 8.— Trees 20 feet apart that should be at least 60 feet apart. 



they appear in late winter. 



Sycamores in Washington, D. C, as 



the sensible thing is to care for the trees that are there and then, after 



careful study, decide on one variety for all future plantings on that 



street. 



SPACING TREES. 



A common fault in all street planting is to j^ut the trees too near 

 together. (Fig. 8.) This is more evident where the work has 

 been done by the abutting property owners than by municipalities. 



After trees are started and have attained some size it is extremely 

 difficult to get them removed, even where the good of the remaining 

 trees demands it. The removal of a fairly good tree merely because 

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