Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09
SHADE FOR THE STREETS.
The Planting Of More Towering
Trees Strongly Urged

Now that the Towering season of our
street trees that fear buds In the early
spring has passed, and the city is fast
becoming enveloped in its wealth of sum
mer foliage. I have a suggestion to offer
regarding future selections of varieties for
the planting of new streets or the replant-
Ing of streets upon which the old trees
have been removed by reason of decay, or
otherwise" said a gentleman interested
in the identifying of the capital
While the maple and the elm would
seem to predominant, and it would be hard
to find more hardy and beautiful varie-
ties than these yet l would like to see
a few more streets set out In the horse
chestnut The city OF Paris is famous for
the chestnut trees which line its wide
boulevards. 1t is a very symmetrical tree,
of thick. clustering foliage. The leaves
are large and well shaped. The buds and
flowers appear in. the spring In beautiful
ly shaped clusters. The tree itself grows
to large size, but not to the gigantic
size of the elm.
1.-THE horse chestnut trees on 18th street
northwest, extending north on this street
up to U street. and surrounding Iowa
circle, were planted about twenty-five years
ago, and although numbers Of this spe-
cies adorn private yards throughout the
city, De Sales street, between 18th street
and Connecticut avenue is the only other
street so extensively planted with this va
riety.
ford good shade as well present such a
beautiful appearance in the Towering pc
Rod that 1t seems to me that these species
should be encouraged Perhaps In ensuing
years the authorities having charge of
such matters may find 1t expedient to
plant additional streets with this variety
A visit to 18th street and Iowa circle In
the spring might produce such an in
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which to all tree lovers IS worth going
miles to see.
"A variety of towering tree known as
the catalpa bears conspicuous flowers.
They may be found In the public parking
on X street northwest between North
Capitol and 7th streets. The tulip tree
also bears fine blossoms. This variety is
quite extensively set out The more prom
inent may be observed on Rhode Island
avenue between Iowa circle and Con-
necticut avenue; In the parking on 10th
street between II street and Florida ave-
nue.; on Riggs street between 18th and
14th streets northwest. and on North
Capitol and South Capitol streets.
ut will be seen tina. although quite a
number of our streets are planted In what
may be strictly termed Towering trees their
aggregate number is nevertheless small
compared with the miles and miles of
streets planted with the woodworking
varieties. A few more streets planted
with the varieties named, and with others
which may be found to be suitable, would
be welcomed.
TT will be recalled that several years
ago in the northwest section the trees on
many OF the squares were all uprooted
and young trees set out. For time these
squares, and there were large number
of them, looked bare These young trees
have now developed into thrifty speci-
mems and present much better appear
ance than the old frregular-growing va
rieties. Our trees throughout the city are
receiving much better attention In recent
years than formerly, and the general Inn
proyement is noticeable"