NUT TREE SPECIALIST 
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From the second crop of a five-year old Pecan Tree, grown by Mr. J. F. Wilkinson, 
Rockport, Ind. 
Ornamental Value of Nut Trees 
It seems hard for some people to get away from the idea that they must 
plant maples, poplars or other worthless trees simply because others are plant¬ 
ing them, when nut trees are far more ornamental; make just as good shade 
trees, and in addition produce a bountiful supply of nuts for home use if trees 
of good budded or grafted varieties arc planted. 
What constitutes an ornamental tree? The two factors of prime impor¬ 
tance, and which the landscape architect looks to especially, are beauty and 
rarity. He is willing to sacrifice much on the former, if a specimen is rare. 
If one goes into a well planted place, the trees and shrubs one secs every day 
are hardly noticed, but new or rare specimens attract one’s attention at once. 
A lawn or home grounds planted with nut trees, will attract more attention 
than any other planting that can be made. The early bearing of the grafted 
trees enhances their attractiveness as well as their usefulness. 
Shrubbery or herbaceous plants can be planted between or around the nut 
trees the same as with other trees. These trees, being very deep rooted, will 
not suffer because of being near the shrubbery, provided the soil is fertile, and 
the shrubbery will do better near these trees than they will when planted near 
ordinary shade trees which root shallow and spread their roots over a wide 
area. 
