The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-02

Prof. W. Paddock Of the State
college has written the
article on shade trees:
:" Preserve the forests aud plant
trees. This 10 the motto Of the
State Forestry association, and Its
fitness becomes more apparent with
each passing year. The need Of pre-
the forests must be apparent
to all, 50 that portion Of the motto
need not be dwelt upon. In this
article we would call special atten-
tion to the planting Of trees for the
purpose Of shade and adornmenr on
the home grounds. The influence Of
trees upon the life Of the growing
bov or girl Is known to be great, 30
we should make haste to supply
them, particularly in Colorado,
where nature has failed us In this
respect.
There is an increasing tendency
among all classes in our towns to.
ward larger grounds for the home,
where not only greater freedom may
be found, but where certain advan.
tases of the residents of the rural
districts may be enjoyed. Chief
among these advantages that the
city resident views with envious
eyes are spacious grounds, with an
abundance of beautiful trees.
In the early days the cottonw wood
and the hoxeldsf were supreme, and
there we're many good reasons why
this Was true. However, no one
ever heard of . country or \ city be-
coming famous for these trees; but
all have heard of the elms of New
Haven, or of the lindens of Berlin.
We now know that there are many
kinds Of substantial and beautiful
trees. not native to the state, which
may be grown to q fair degree Of
perfection. This knowledge has been
gained at the expense OF much time
and money on the part of numerous
citizens who have had faith in the
country.
"A rather complete discussion of
the kinds Of trees which have been
found to do we'll In this climate Is
given In Bulletin No. 96, Of the
Colorado Agricultural Experiment
Station. copies Of which may be lad
free by writing to the Director. at
Fort Collins.
Lack of space forbids much in
detail on this important subject,
but now that the planting season is
close at hand let all who have any
available ground plant at least a
few trees and II possible, let the
boys and the girls have space where
they may plant trees of their own.
"Give the youngsters some prop
erty interests and some definite work
that they may enjoy aud the problem
Of keeping them of the streets will
soon be solved.
Buy trees from reliable sources.
and be content with those OF me-
dium size. A tree from hve to ten
feet in height, II we'll grown and
vigorous, will usually outstrip larger
ones In a short time In this climate.
Remove q portion Of the top, cut of
all bruised roots, and shorten the
very long ones, and above all do
not expose the roots to the drying
action of sun and air; keep them
moist and we'll protected at all
times
"plant in good soil and make the
hole for the tree deeper and wider
than is necessary to accommodate
the roots Fill In the bottom Of the
hole with loose top soil and plant
the tree only 4 little deeper than 1t
stood In the nursery row. DO not
pack the soil too firmly about the
roots, but see that there are no air
spaces left among them. 1t Is al
ways better to settle the soil with
water II that is practicable. After
the trees are planted, see that the
soil Is kept moist but not wet.
Among the kinds OF trees suit.
able for planting in this region and
the more favored loca lities may be
ment toned the following:
Elm, green ash, black walnut.
Norway maple, linden or basswood,
syca more, aud white birch. The
black aud honey locust and the hardy
Catalpa seem to be the best kinds to
plan for growing posts and poles.