BOLGIANO OF BALTIMORE 



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BACKGROUND OF TREES 



TREES 



Trees are the most permanent and require the least care of any of the landscape materials that you may use. 

 Their permanence has resulted in many historical associations being built around them from which the individual 

 tree has often derived a name. The Cornwallis Oak, George Washington's Cherry Tree and the Lancaster Elm are 

 noteworthy examples. And they are becoming more important in the planting program each year due to a better 

 understanding of their value. 



Reforestration is now a very important if not alarming subject. It calls for the attention and action of each 

 individual. Where a person has the land, a tree of some kind should be planted each year. Barren and abandone4 

 fields should be growing the timber of tomorrow. 



In strictly ornamental work trees have many functions. In the summer they give us shade and when planted 

 close to the residence a cool and restful atmosphere is suggested. Who has not derived intense and satisfying pleas- 

 ore from the seasonal change and growth in a tree? It heralds the approach of spring with its bloom and fresh 

 new growth. In summer it suggests comfort by its strong and sturdy presence. In fall we are enohanted by its 

 glorious changes of color. And in the winter our evergreen trees relieve the otherwise barren country. 



As a background, trees perform a most important function in the landscape. How many times we have sieen 

 splendid homes only lacking one thing, but lacking that lose interest — a background such as a tree or group of trees 

 can lend. 



Undersirable buildings and views may be screened and a flat, unbroken and monotonous skyline may be made 

 more interesting by planting proper trees. 



Plant trees irregularly, i. e., in groups. The effect is more nearly natural for in nature we never find trees 

 In rows or equal distances apart. 



Trees very seldom need pruning after planting. ' They should be allowed to shape themselves instead of being 

 shaped by pruning. Coniferous evergreens should always be allowed to retain their lower branches so that their foliage 

 will meet the lawn. 



