TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 
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Live Oak is an ideal street tree Its broad, spreading 
top and evergreen leaves make it excellent as a shade tree, 
and it is much used in the towns and cities of the South. 
The tree is comparatively slow in growth and thrives 
in well drained soil. Most used in cities near the coast. 
Willow Oak. —This tree, sometimes erroneously called 
the Water Oak, is one of the best of the quick-growing 
oaks for use in the Southern 
states. It is frequently used 
with the Water Oak for 
street planting and is usu¬ 
ally confused with it. It is, 
however, a distinct tree, 
which can be distinguished 
readily from the Water Oak. 
It is longer lived and is its 
equal in every other respect. 
Trees of this variety, which 
apparently have been planted about 80 years, are found in 
excellent condition, while Water Oaks planted at the same 
time, have either entirely disappeared or are showing 
** 'irked evidences of decline. In the South the Willow Oak 
^adily transplanted, as trees 12 feet high are dug from 
the woods and planted on 
the street with success. In 
the extreme South this tree 
is nearly half evergreen. Its 
foliage does not assume the 
bright colors of the Red, Pin 
and Scarlet Oaks. 
Laurel Oak. —The Lau¬ 
rel Oak is a large oval headed 
tree that is not as rugged 
and irregular as the Live 
