The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-07
PLANTING TREES
And SHRUBS
Federal Experts Give Advice
For Various Localities.
WIDE RANGE OF CHOICE.

The Country Is Divided Into Five Sec
tions and Suitable Varieties Are Sug-
eested For the Various Divisions.
Beauty of Shade Trees Depends Upon
Normal Growth.
'What kind of trees shall we plant
to beautify our grounds! What shrubs
would be suited to our schoolyardT
asked a specialist In trees and shrubs
of the department of agriculture
The department specialists have pre-
pared list of trees and shrubs suited
for general use in private grounds.
streets, private parks and SCHOOLGIRLS
for each of five general divisions OF
the United States. The divisions are:
First-New England states, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa.
Second-Delaware Maryland, Viz
ginla, North Carolina. South Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi. Louisiana, Arkansas, Okla
homa and Texas.
Third Wisconsin, Minnesota. North
Dakota. South Dakota, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and
Idaho.
Fourth-New Mexico, Arizona, Utah,
Nevada. western Texas, western Okla
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ITifth-Californi oregon and Wash
ington.
The specialists suggest in district No.
I, which includes New York and adj
joining states. the following: Decidu-
Gus trees-Red oak. white oak. pin oak,
American linden, American white elm,
white ash, scarlet maple, sugar maple.
green ash, Norway maple. Evergreens
White spruce, white pine, Scotch
pine, henlock, balsam fir, Colorado
blue spruce. Shrubs-Lilacs, vibur-
nuns. philadelphuses. hydrangea, ia
pan ounce, Towering currant, cornus-
es, spireas. weigelas. coralberry, snow
berry, bush honeysuckle. wild roses,
rugosa bush, Thunberg's barberry. ca
lycanthus, Regel's privet, elders, sweet
pepper bush
In district No. .. which includes
far west as Texas, the department
would plant the following: Deciduous
trees-Tulip. sycamore. pin oak, white
oak. black oak live oak, red oak, white
ash, bald cypress, Norway maple, red
elm, American white elm. Kentucky
coffee American linden, cataIpa liz
quidambar blackberry, sour gum and
southern section willow oak and laurel
oak. Evergreen trees Long leaf pine
magnolia, live oak. cedar of Lebanon.
Shrubs Golden bell. hydrangeas, lilac,
elaeagnuses, loniceras, hibiscus, roses,
Japan ounce. calycanthus. smoke
tree and viburnums, philadelphuses,
cornuses. jasminums. spiraeas, VIE
geas. coralberry, snowberry, Thun-
berg's barberry, Grape myrtle, privets,
hollies, evergreen, barberries, elders,
rose of Sharon. South of Charleston,
S. c.; Camellia iaponica oleander.
"The beauty of shade tree depends
upon its normal and symmetrical
growth says department official.
In order to insure this, before plant
Ing cut off the ends of all broken or
mutilated roots; remove all side
branches save upon evergreens, so that
a straight whiplike stalk alone re-
mains. Dig holes at least three feet in
diameter and two feet deep in good
soil and make them four feet across
in poor soil. The sides of holes should
be perpendicular and the bottom fiat.
the depth of the length OF spade
blade. Place twelve or fifteen inches
of good top soil In the bottom of the
hole and use the fine top soil, free
from soda or other decomposing or
ganic matter. about the tree roots. On
top of this bottom layer place the roots
of the tree. spread them as evenly as
possible over the earth, put in and
cover with two or three inches Of fine
top soil. Tramp firmly with the feet
and fill the hole with good earth, leav-
ing the surface loose and little higher
ludH tue SuEluCe VI Tire SuiiouiiulltS
soil When the work of planting is
completed the tree should stand about
two inches deeper than 1t stood in the
nursery.
I'm order TO insure symmetry of
growth trees must be allowed unre-
stricted area for development. AT
least forty feet should be allowed be
tween trees intended TO occupy the
ground permanently. Quick growing
nurse or temporary trees may be plant
ed between the long lived ones to pro
duce immediate results. but as these
are seldom removed as soon as they
should be TO prevent interference with
the development of the permanent
plantations the practice is not TO he |