The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-30
CARE OF CITY SHADE TREES.
Hardy Varieties and How To Protect
Them From Animals and Insects,

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The selection of a suitable variety OF
shade trees is of the first Importance. The
most desirable varieties are the Asiatic
plane, sugar maple Norway maple (py-
ramidal type. silver maple, tulip poplar,
balsam poplar, American linden and
American elm. Among those which are
considered as undesirable are the syca-
more maple, horse chestnut, ailanthus Tor
tree of heaven, cataipa COR Indian bean
tree), gingko and European linden.
In selecting trees from the nursery il is
imperative that the trees should be
healthy, free from scars, wound or in
sects and have an abundance Of energetic
hbrous roots and straight stems. In this
section trees should be planned in tine au-
tumn, with the exception of two or three
varieties.
In the matter of soil trees have lived
even in the combination of ashes, blue
clay, brickbats and old shoes which have
been used to fiji up the valleys, but it is
well 10 dig a hole three feet square and
three feet deep in such places and iii in
with rich earth. A half bushel of oyster
shells mixed in will ueuualize the gas
that poisons the subsoll. The tree should
bc set no deeper than il stood In the nurs-
cry and should he placed not less than
fourteen inches from the outer edge of
the curb.
At the time of planting the tree should
he pruned with a sharp knife not with
shears. The ends of all trunk roots should
be pruned off broken roots removed and
fungoid growihs pruned away The
branches should be cut back naturally to
the tree When the earth has been frmed
around the roots a liberal supply of water
should be poured on and then, without
further treading, fresh soil should be filled
slightly above the surface line II the
weather be dry the soil Should be kept
moist
To guard a tree from the attacks of its
worst enemes-namely, cats claws. boys
knives, horses, teeth and CATERPILLAR
half-inch-mesh galvanized wire cloth
should be placed loosely about the stem
and fastened with wire. 1t can be remov-
ed or enlarged a will and is economical
After pruning large trees all wounds an
inch or more in diameter should be covered
with paint which win prevent the decay
Of the heart wood. The best paint for this
purpose is made of boiled linseed oil and
lampblack. Coal tar contains carbo.ic
acid, which IS injurious to plant life
When a tree becomes bark bound the
growth is checked. 1t may be remedied by
Sitting the bark up and down the stem OF
The attacks of caterpillars are least at
tended 20 by tree owners and they are very
destructive. The second brood of the
tussock moth, or hairy caterpillar, are
now in evidence in the trees partially de-
nuded of their foliage. People are awak-
ening to the fact that this pest may be
successfully combated.
The means used by the agricultural de-
partment for exterminating them are three
first, remove and crush or burn the Co
coons whenever and wherever found: sec
ond spraying with paris green in weak so
luton at the rate OF one pound of paris
green to 400 gallons Of water, or If in
exceptional cases. double the strength:
third, place a girdie around the tree about
six feet from the ground called a pillar
cater" which consists of cotton ban
dage to which an adhesive paste is at
tached The first two eXtermnate the
pest the third prevents the caterpillar
from ascending the tree and places it in
a convenient place TO be crushed.