CHAPTER XI 



WHO SHALL PLANT AND CARE FOR STREET-TREES 



In every town and city of the country where trees are 

 most abundant and where they are most Ukely to thrive, at 

 one time or other there arises the problem of taking care of 

 those trees and of setting out new ones. There comes a 

 time when a certain species of tree is attacked by an insect, 

 when the trees along a certain street need pruning, when 

 trees are to be guarded from horse-bites and passing vehi- 

 cles ; or when it is desirable to plant a newly opened street. 



INDIVIDUAL PLANTING 



There are two ways by which the work of planting and 

 caring for street-trees can be accomplished. The work must 

 be done either by individual land owners or public officials. 

 The prevailing policy of most of our cities has been to leave 

 this task to the individuals who own the property on a certain 

 street. The results thus obtained have been very unsatis- 

 factory. It will be an easy matter for those at all concerned 

 with municipal improvements to picture to themselves a 

 street or a number of streets in any city where the plan of 

 the individual control of street-trees exists. 



What picture do these streets present? There are long 

 stretches that are not planted at all. The trees that have 

 been set out bear evidence of the diversity of taste of the 

 planters. There are half a dozen or more species of trees on 



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