The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-24
Good Trees for Small L OTIS,

From Farmers Review: The Cut.
leaVed Birch is Of rapid growth, and
very hardy, and makes very beauti-
1ul small tree in a short time. It's
beauty Is not apparent, however, dur
ing us earlier period of growth. It
must De i've or six years before the
many slender branches sent out along
us larger branches begin to show it's
dropping or weeping character.
Then it is very attractive, especially
IN fall, when its foliage turns to a
rich yellow. l do not know how it is
elsewhere, but with us great injury
IS likely to be done to it each year
oy a wood-pecker which drills a row
OF holes, sometimes several rows,
ABOUT the trunk. He does this as soon
as Inc sap begins to flow. At first
MS OBJECT may not be easily under
stood, but a little careful inuestiga-
zion shows that ants ascend the tree
| IN great numbers, attracted by the
sweet sap exuding from the holes the
olio mas drilled, and near which he
| slts In waiting to make a meal off
| them. The bird works in silence. and
your tree may be severely injured
| before you suspect his presence. It
| IS good plan to fill the holes with
| paint, as soon as you discover them.
| IL tnls is done, the bark soon heals
| about them. If not done, water gets
into them and decay soon results.
have for the last five or six wears
wound the larger branches of my birch
with wide strips of cloth to keep the
olrd from working on it.
Inc Japanese Naples, especially the
cut-leaVed sorts, are rapid growers and
extremely hardy. They are not effec.
tlVe' however, unless given an open
location where their beauty can be
readily seen from ali sides. One tree
OF this kind is quite enough for the
average-sized lot.
Inc Mountain Ashes are favorites
because of their hardness, their pref
ty foliage, and their extremely orna.
mental fruit. None of them become
very large, therefore they are ad.
mlrably suited to small grounds.
/ The Soft Maple is very popular
everywhere for several good reasons:
IL IS easily transplanted, grows with
great rapldlty, forms dense rather
low mead composed of many branches,
without. requiring much attention in
the way of pruning, and has a partic.
ularly graceful general habit which
admirably adapts it to grounds OF
limited space. It's foliage is always
beautiful, but especially so in fall,
When It's summer green gives place
to gold and scarlet. 1t is a tree that
seems to flourish in almost all local
tiles. or all trees I have ever had
any experience with it is the surest
to grow, the most graceful in develop.
ment, and the best all-around sort for
general use.
Many people want something that
will grow to good size in five or six
years. For these I would advise the
Box Elder, or Sycamore-leaved Maple
Young trees often make growth of
SIX, eight or ten feet in season.
When they begin to branch, growth is
less rapid, but it goes forward more
rapidly than that of any other tree
l know of. It is true that in general
appearance the tree is somewhat
coarse, but not disagreeably so. This
popularity one can afford to overlook
because of the certainty of it's reach
ing satisfactory style of develop.
ment in very short time. So far,
l have never known it to be attacked
by any insect or disease This is
good deal in it's favor, and ought to
offset some of it's shortcomings
Eben E. Rexford.