Graham guardian., 1900-01-26
BDAY. JANUARY 26, 1900
TIMELY HINTS FOR FARMERS
what 20 Plant ON Arbor psy, by The Rot
anist of the University of Arizona.
For 40 TO 4.


The planting of trees and shrubs
for decorative and shade purposes
and to secure pleasing landscape
egects is desirable il all places in
habied by civilized man, In
nearly every state IN the Union a
day has hecn set aside each yeal
since 1885 for the purpose of plant
jnp trees and to commemorate with
appropriate exercises, in scho"l
houses and elsewhere, the grea
valne of tree planting from CIV
iIizing and aesthetic standpoint.
This day throughout the Unite'
Stntes ia known as Afbor Day
and IN Arizona has usually been
observed in February. Every one
who has a village lot or farm.
should observe this day and PLAN
trees, shrubs, and vines, that then
pleasing flowers and cooiing snad,
may give him pleasure in the days
to come.
The question that great many
will ask is, what bad we best plan
On order to attain the most satls'
factory results with ordinary care
and attention.? For all Aiizon"
this question cannot be answered
in a few words. Everything de
pends upon the moisture, tempera
ture, soil and cultivation. Will
out attempting to enumerate th,
exotic plants that have been grow
and should be grown by those hay
ing plenty of water and amp
time and money to psy for cul'i
walton, call our attention to {
number of plants that will thr'v'
with little or no care and will SUI
yivc prolonged drouth.
Too many trees have been plant
ed in Arizona to live for a year
two and then die. The trouble j
many instances has been that W
have attempted to grow trees troh
cooler and more humid regions 9
have depended too much upo
txotics that nurserymen have pei
shaded us TO buy at fancy prices.
TIE basis Of decorative and lan'
scope planting in humld regions /
The trees and shrubs that are H.
digynuus 10 those regions IN
ported plants are only used 4
secure special effects. In Arizon
we are not going to succeed u
similar planting until we take az
vantage of portion at least of tn,
eighty.tour indigenous tr es. aut
The large number of decorative
shrubs and vines that are GROWN.
wild on our plains and mountain,
This paper is much too briefto dis
cnss all the indigenous plants DE-,
sirnblr IN decorative planting. Fo
street planting, where there is I;
far supply of water tor 'rrieo
uu. The native Ash is pr"bal "
the most desirable tree that we
have inr elevations below three
thousand feet. In cooler regions.
the native Box Elder, Walnut, ano
Alder can be planted TO advantage
The Cottonwood and Willow
ghoula only be used for q stree
tree where there is plenty of waite
ard where extremely rapid growti
IL desired In the southern POI
tion Of he Territory the Mesquite
tbree specl"s If Palo Verde, H.
Iron wpod, the Acacia, and Hact
berry are particularly desirable u
localities where there is AMID
yater for irrigation my observe
ton has been that the Mesqnit'
and Polo Verde invariably exec
The Umbrella tree and most Other
,hpoi ted tiees from un effectiv
AHA decorative standpoint AZ ih,
expiration or five years after plant
,bg
This certainly has been the ex
periehc,. oi the University ground
4 Tpcson Contrary 70 the gen
er,d opinion, Tho growth OF the
kesqnlte palo Verde and mos'
rherindigeuous trees ni cur foot
h,lls aud plains, is remarkably
r:pid, particularly wheo grown ioi
Decorative purposes, where ther
,oay he gwen more water than an
der natural conditions. \ snetI
men of one Of our native species OF