Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-17
PRACTICAL SUGGESTION
ALLAN HERBERT WRITES
The PROMOTION COMMITTEE
POLITICS AND PARTIES HAVE NO
PLACE IN THE MATTER OF
PLANTING TREES ABOUT
CITY STREETS.

meet yesterday afternoon, several men,
bers being out Of the city. Il. |. Spald
ing and Secretary Wood went into some
Of the details of the city Improvement
work now under way Mr.. Spaulding
received a letter recently from Allan
Herbert on tree planting. The letter Is
as follows:
"In compliance with your request for |
suggestions on practical tree-plantin2
and other important subjects. | desire
10 say that the matter shall have my
best attention.
I'm Honolulu, as in other coast towns |,
In this Territory, trees are needed on
the streets for ornament and shade.
"The most important work to be ac'
complished in street tree.planting, Is
TO have the same kind Of trees at uni.
form distance on both sides Of the
street. for a block, II not for the entire
length of the street. The distance at
which trees should be planted Is a
matter which must depend good deal
on the soil and situation. A large pit,
Or hole, should be dug at least two feet
wide, three feet long and three to four
feet deep, and two feet and half la
from the outside line of the sidewalk
In making the holes, the operator
should first remove the turf and lay IL
| In q heap by itself, then take out the
remainder of the soil to the depth OF
| two feet and break up the bottom Of
| the pit with a spade. III the hole 10
| much too deep, the bottom Is to he
raised by breaking down the sides OF
the pit until proper depth is obtained,
taking care to break up the Clods thor.
Oughly, then place the young tree on
the surface so obtained, spreading out
the roots carefully. The turf from the
top and the upper spit should then be
mixed together, broken finely and
placed over the roots, and firmly but
gently trodden down with the feet The
| planter should be careful not to plant
the tree deeper than II had been before,
as deep planting is very dangerous, anu
causes the death of many trees.
| "A tree will derive great benefit II
the pit is filled with soil from the sur.
rounding surface, instead Of using that
IRON the bottom OF the pit.
when the tree is set, place the base
three inches below the surface of the
sidewalk. Press and pack the soil firm.
!
large as possible about the tree, and
give the plant n thorough watering,
which will suffice for week.
1T is better to use more fertilizer
upon the surface when the tree Is to
receive water, than to risk II spaded
into the soil, Plants are more often
killed by too much than too little en-.
riching OF the soil.
: I'VE desire to interest the earnest
and sympathetic cooperation of all our
people, men and women, In this much.
needed work. The success OF similar
Improvement societies, In various parts
OF the world, leads us to believe that a
like success waits upon our efforts.
Mature has been bountiful to Homo.
lulu and made Il beautiful for situation.
II is not too much for us TO expect that
all persons here should, In some meas
ure, work for this good cause. Politics
and parties have no place in this work ;
nor is there any discrimination be
tween rich and poor. When order, neat.
ness and beauty are exhibited on all
our streets, every one will feel Just
pride In the RESULT and others will be
drawn hither.
: Second to no other interest in its
great Importance to us all stands the
urgent need OF more stringent sanitary
regulations. Our present scavenger
service Is irregular. Persons whose
means are limited will not employ IL
This expense should be borne by the
, city, since It's benefits are to be shared
! by everyone, visitors as well as resi-
dents. IL must be borne in mind thai
the sewers are to be kent strictly fol-