Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-18
TREESURCEOKSPEPO
LANDSCAPE ARTIST
Tells of Needs Of City Trees
Where They Best Can be
Placed.
THOSE NEEDING TREATMENT.
Owners Not Desiring Trees to Be
Doctored Or Planted Please Notify
Chairman Of Tree Committee
Civic League.
Part l.


Writing to the>chairman of the Civic
League Tree Committee. Mr.. John T.
Withers. landscape architect. of Jersey
City. horticulturalist and arborcultur
list. has sent a complete and compre-
hensive report
The report of Mr.. Withers follows.
quest OF the Tree Committee of the
Civic League. who desire to have some
of the obi trees doctored. and to plant
new ones where practicable. The
Civic League wishes to begin the work
at an early date, and would like 20
know if there is any objection on the
part of the owners of trees, and If there
be objection that those objecting report
at once TO the Tree Committee.
The REPORT of Mr. Withers follows.
To the Chairman of the Tree
Committee of the Civic League:
Dear Madam:
Confirming my verbal advice given
to you and other ladies of the Civic
League of the City of Annapolis, | beg
leave to report as follows:
On North Street-Plant one Norway
maple in open space on west shle;
head in the two large Carolina Pop
lars near State Circle.
In State Circle-All existing trees
should be treated. Plant four Orien-
tol Plane about 40 feet apart on the
southeast side; plant one Rock Maple
on corner of School street and State
Circle; on the northwest side permis-
sion should be sought from the State
the line of trees up to the entrance of
the Capitol on that side.
On Prince George Street-Northern
end, one maple nearly dead shoul be
cut out: all other trees are worth treat
ing; Rock Maple shoull be planted on
this street where required and special
irrigation provisions should be made;
when planting the tree quite a large
space around the tree should be clear
ed of the brick pavement and gratings
placed so that the trees here can get
moisture. These gratings should be
placed about many of the trees that
are suffering from drought. owing to
the fact that all water is carried away
by the pavement to the cutters. En-
closed you will find diagram for
placing these gratings.
On the Eastern End of Maryland
Avenue-The existing trees are worth
treating and European Linden should
be planted where required.
On Hanover Street near the entrance
to the Naval Academy the large red
maple is in dangerous condition and
should be removed; also the large red
maple at the southern end of this St
should be cut out and four oriental
plane trees should be planted on this
southern end, treating the four exist
ing large naples but putting the plane
trees between them. The naples here
are short-lived and should be removed
as soon as the plane trees have at
tanned some size. From the gate to
the north end of this street / advise
planting Gingko Biloba 30 #. apart.
On King George Street, / advise the
planting of Gingko biloba 35 feet apart
on the entire length of The Naval Acad-
emy side and also on the eastern end
of College Avenue. If this suggestion
is carried out am sure that everyone
will be pleased with the effect. this
tree being very clean and of good color
both summer and winter.
At the corner of Martin and King
George Streets plant one Rock maple
At East and King George Streets
plant one rock maple.
Ailanthus tree at the end of Dock
Street should be treated
On Church Circle plant as indicated
to the ladies of the comnitte five Rock
maple and treat all other trees.
On Duke of Gloucester Street all
trees should be treated including the
small Rock maple which is bound in
burlap and paint. This burlap should
be removed and the split or torn part
should be filled with grating wax and
painted. On this street / advise the
planting of Rock maple. especially at
the southern end, along the east side,
35 feet apart Near the fire-house two
trees can be planted, two in front of
the Rectory, and one on the northwest
corner of Conduit anil this street The
tops should be cut out of the Carolina
poplars near the Maryland Hotel and
the horse-bites painted. There are
some good NorwayMaples on the cor
ner of Charles and Duke of Gloucester
sctreets which should receive attention
soon. On the corner of Compromise
and Duke of Gloucester streets, near
the bridge, one Norway Maple should
be planted and on the west side OF
Compromise street where there are nc
buildings. ] advise planting Norway
Naples 45 feet apart.