The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20

d~iscoursei. The plano was worshipped
oy the anc!cnts for it, statelincss and
beauty. Nerves. halted his great army
FOR days. tha, he might enjoy the
beauty OF a single plane tree.
The estimated age OF some Of the
European trees is from 1000 to 1000
years.
The plane tree IL n sycamore, Plata
nus orientalis. but should not he con-
fused with our native sycamore.
Platanus occ!deutals. The plane u
one OF our most popular shade trees
and deservedly so. as Il il probably
th.. very best for street planting.
knowing the plane tree % be of
the same family as our native syca-
mor.S. some reason that. like our ma
tive species. II Will drop its foliage
long before autumn, which T. not the
case. AS a matter Of fact the plane
tree Is probably the last OF all the
deciduOus trees 10 drop It's foliage In
the autumn. holding the leaves longer
than some OF the oaks. Last autumn,
1915, az late rs November : plane
trees In the streets of New York city
were in fun foliage. At that time the
leaves had only begun to dry out. The
holding Of the foliage Is n ~ the
ch!of characteristics and advantages
If tho plane rec.
n t. Holden. New York nursery
man who has handed thousands oi
tles. trees. says the plane is an easy
roe 10 transplant. taking hold. ~
the gardeners say, or starting growth
quicker after transplanting than the
Norway maple. and II makes a
stronger growth than naples planted
AZ the same time under similar condi-
tons.
The dense symmetrical crown and
uniformity Of sizc ~ the plane tree
H. especially noticeable where the
trees are planted along long streets
or avenues. when the planting has
been done at time. The height Is
from sixty TO eighty feet.
Few trees VIII stand III" adverse
! and diversified soil and climatic con-
d,t."Hs equal to the plane tree, and ~
extreme hardness - an important
factor in northern attitudes. In man
u~facturing sections, where smoke con-
ditiuns are fatal to many species.
plane trees Will thrive. and IN fact II
really the only trec doing well under
ike circumstances.
For ocean front planting the plane
tree IL excellent and few others do
we. for thu. purpose. 1t also thrives
I in moist soil and at high attitudes, 4
great point in it, IL it's freedom
from disease and insect attacks,
The New York and Brooklyn park
systems use large numbers OF plane
trees. also the Newark, y. j., Shade
Tree Commission and the Boautifying
Commission Of Norfolk, Va. other cit
.es. where the plane tree has not been
generally used, viii do well TO con
slider it, advantages,
Three years & II was decided 10
| plant piano trees on Liberty Island in
New So. lar 0r. surrounding the
Statue of LibCriy. The soil consists
~ dredgfngs from the harbor aud IL
very poor. The trees are exposed tn
he heavy winds and gales common tn
this section. ono year after planting
not a single tree hGd been lost and IL
i likely that nom have since died.
The Wooilawn Nurseries of Roches'
ter. y. V, show a good idea, in theIr
1916 catalogue, for supporting the
branches Of heavily laden fruit trees
The ordinary method Is to prop up I'll,
ranches with poles, The poles are
IN the way when working or passing
under the trees and il is ~expensiv,