Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-26
AVENUES or WAsfIfNeToN.


Tree Planting in tfs GnpffaM-TncflAUds
and Grand Hscsxf1ta
The frees ffrst Planted were procured
from the surseries, bus q WIS sooA Found
that on aevoupt of fine hsfraense RnEube+
required, Grd ff1e difficulty eft gettiAg NE
kinds desired, it was necessary to raise tho
most Of the Trees; so tffns p narsery was
begun, and the greater MsAabet on tire
trees now shading the streets Of Washing
ton were grewA from seed sewA Since
1879. The grand results Acai she work
of Messrs. Smith and Saunders are mostly
due to the great scse AnRea m every part
of the work. TIE trees Of aMthc Rf4ds
used were yeuHg,. tfiefr height, scesFdfng
TO kind, wheM Wanted, rangTmg brom
eight TO twelve feet, and kavfng.a diern-
eter of about enc and haH inches. The
average Distance apgrtiy twcAsy five Rect,
the height # stem allowed before EysR4sft-
ing, from six 30 eight feet
Pa planting, fhe greatest eare H. exer-
cised; when the sud Is not maternity
good, holes are dag svo feet deey and
nine feet IN diameter, ana HlfeA hnwfsh
good rich foam. 1hg frees are Hftea
from the nursery with The greatest sere,
to' preserve as far as possible flse Rces,
and in transit to prevert them AonA dry
ing OF freezing. IN pfsntiDg, tsse sol h
packed closely aronGId tAe roofs, and ore
copiSvs WATCHING is given. a wee pro-
tcctcT Is at once PTaeea aruRnd them, fbx
the purpose Of preventing f1em tren be-
ing shaken by Che wfnb or gnawcd ny
horses, and perhaps what is NEST isHs-
portans Of al, 10 siaW4e thc stems of tho
trees Until Eher own foliage is sufficient
to do SO. For the last reason, tho best
and cheapest tree protectors yet used ill.,
one made Of wooden strips placed three
inches apart, and beuna WITH IRON heopsy.
this gives the necessary shade 10 the
stem, and al the sffTne EIne allows free,
circulation Of air. The best height for
the tree box is SIX feet.
The shading referred to isali impor-
tant When tho trees are growing m
forests or in the nursery, they shade one
another, and it must be evident il set
out without any protection from the
blazing sun in the streets of 1lcfty, they
must suffer. Many thousandaAof decidu-
Gus trees, both fruit and ornamental,
perish annually the first year ~ planting
through this cause. When taken from
the closely planted nursery rows and ex-
posed t9,the full sun and air, the change
is too great, and unless the season is es-
pecially favorable, however carefully the
planting may have been dore, large
losses must ensue unless the stems
are SHADED. Trees in orchards and
other Enclosures can be slr@led by
wrapping spe stems up to Frs lower
branches with straw or anyt3slpg that
will shade the trunk from the'srm; but
for trees IN streets or elsewhere exposed
to injury, the Slated box is Sire best
method OF shading. The graryd success
in planting the avenues in Washington
is 10 dbubt due largely to the persistent
use eff this precaution, for it, Is never
omitted, and the results attest its value.
All trees for two years after planting are
cultivated, just as If they were-a crop Of
corn on potatoes, by the soil beng stirred
by prenged hoe for four oc- i've feet
from the stem in al directions,
The planting of street trees has been
laTSely experimental, and HIS. resulted
thus far IN showing that the following
are tho best suited, and heDce arc used
in! tlla, greatest numbers; 5;s rnilcs are
planted With white naples, 1G. miles with
Carolina poplar. 10 miles with ash leaved
maple, d miles with Norway nipples
in all, 81 miles, The other species, mum
bering about 81 kinds, aggregating TO-
900 trres, gil the remaining 33 miles Of
streets -Harper's Magazine.