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FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated. 
Vol. XX. ROCHESTER, N. Y., NOVEMBER, 1912 No. ir 
PIN OAKS 
The subject of our illustration is an avenue of Pin Oaks, cubic yard of soil was taken out of each hole, a load of good 
Quercus palustris growing in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, top soil was hauled for each tree, and this was used for filling 
They were planted about the fall of 1880, under the superin- in around the roots. The soil that was taken out of the holes 
PIN OAKS IN FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA 
tendency of the late Charles Miller, the noted landscape 
gardener, who was at that time superintendent of the park. 
The trees at the time of planting were about ten to twelve feet 
high, or one and one-half to two inch caliper, and came from 
the nursery of Thomas Meehan & Sons. 
The trees now average 18 inches in diameter, two feet from 
the ground, and are wonderfully uniform in habit and size, 
they are set 25 feet apart. 
It speaks well for the selection of the tree for the position 
and thorough workmanlike job of planting, as well as subse¬ 
quent care. 
Speaking with an old horticulturist, who was familiar with 
the operation of planting them, he informed the writer that a 
was banked up around the tree, as a protection during the 
winter, and was removed and hauled away the following 
spring. 
Although planted in the fall not a tree missed. 
Much can be said in favor of the Pin Oak for avenue and 
street planting. For a hard wooded tree they are fast 
growers, but rather slow in starting after transplanting, but 
this is often due to improper handling. 
A great many are being used on the streets of different 
cities. At Washington, D. C., they are freely used in the 
newer sections, and in time will add much to the beauty of 
that city, but why those in charge have allowed the leaders 
to be cut back it is hard to say, as the Pin Oak is very slow 
