Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-20
WHY NOT PLANT
SOME NUT TREES

Ii there is any available space on the
farm, on the suburban place, or even
in the city or village lot, plant a nut
uee-plant as many as you cGn.
Planting a nut tree IS like securing
good interest-yelding bond, without
having 10 pay for it A fine Young nut
tree can be had for the price of
cigar; and, with the time that one
n 'ght waste in glancing through Il
,.ewsless newspaper, the tree can be
set That's practically all the expense
and all the work there is to it.
The decision to plant a nut tree
sltould be readily reached by any man
" woman who loves Il tree of beauty,
Of Ge-yielding qualities, of produc-
.iNcness, and of permanence. When
planted in any numbers, the timber
ialue should also be an attractive in
centive. Few lovers of the great out
doors (anG is there any one who does
not love nature) need to be urged TO
plant trees. They recognize them as
essential to many forms of natural
beauty, and know them to be frequent
iy as useful as they are beautiful. But
why, they may ask, plant nut tree?
Why is there a preference for this par
ticular kind of tree?
AS has been suggested, the nut tree
has the double value of being both
ornamental and productive. 1t is like
| a great oak that has the faculty of
bearing edible acorns Moreover, it is
a iong-lived tree; hardy, lusty, and
capable of attaining massive proper
tons. 1t is Independent of most of
those conditions Of weather and eli
mate which render other trees, with
al Of al ilralN
to succeed A nut tree is singularly
free from the attacks of insect pests.
Like everything that grows, it has its
enemies; but these can be readily con-
trolled.
A man should plant a nut tree be-
cause he is planting it for himself, his
children, and his grandchildren. The
pecan tree will round the century mark
in beauty and strength. The black
walnut, the shellbark the shagbark
hickory. and even the white walnut or
'butternut' viii thrive after the time
limit of mans life has been passed
The nut tree is therefore not only an
investment, but it is one of considera-
! Bile permanence.
Except When it is crowded by other
trees, as when it grows in the forest,
so That II must tower for light and air,
the nut tree is one of the most beauti-
full and attractive of the landscape
1t has a rugged, masculine grace. 1t
| is frequently cone-shaped. with its
massive, heavy foliaged limbs often
sweeping far out and down until they
touch the ground. This feature of
growth is especially noticeable in the
pecan and the shellbark. The nut tree
wears abundant foliage, and gives ex-
cellent summer shade. The boles ana
he al aAr
stalwart vigor-what Tennyson calls.
stubborn hardihood." This renders
the aspect of a nut tree in the winter
| especially fine. Naked and dark and
strong, 1t braves the storms and the
bltterest cold, waiting in the confid-
| ence of noble strength the resurrec-
! ton of the world with the coming of
| spring
| A nut tree should be planted because
/ the value of the nuts themselves is not
! to be overlooked; and to think of the
pleasure of gathering them in TIE yart.
or the orchard, They are always a
Welcome addition to the family pantry
especially since an increasing number
Of uses for them has been found not
only in candy. but in salads. in ice
creams in cake, and many kinds OF
deserts. Their keeping qualities are
| excellent. Stored unshelled in q COO
place. they will keep well for at least
a full year
The practical question of what nut
three to plant, after the decision to
| plant one has been reached, is readily
answered. In general terms, plant on
| your own place those nut trees which
! are native to your section of the coun
try or which should be native fores,
trees there. These noble trees. though
| N /.
exacting of certain conditions: and nc
man deserves 10 succeed in planting
who tries to grow things with - pay
ing an especial regard to their nature
and their needs
| Americans chief native nut trees are
the pecan, the black walnut. and the
shellbark, this last species having two
| varieties OF the nut bearing bushes
the filbert is practically the only one
| worth considering. OF these, the black
walnut Is the least exacting, and the
| pecan the most eXacting, as, also it is
| by far the finest of American nuts il
! not of all nuts. The black walnut will
| grow from the Canadian line to the
gulf, and from coast to coast The
! outternut. which is a variation of the
black walnut has liking for hill and
mountain country, and thrives through
| out the northern tier of states Tho
| shellbark and shellbark hickory will
grow Throughout the northern regions
| pr the United States; being native
however. only in the New England and
middle Atlantic states, and in the more
mountainous portions of the southern
states. This fine tree which apparent
ly seems to prefer river banks and
creek bottoms to other locations. will
grow well on almost any soil, as its
great root-system renders it imper-
vious to the effects of drouth 1t is
generally found along streams because
the nuts which produced the trees were
floated there and found congenia
lodgment against the bank. The pecan
a truly superb nut, is strictly a south
ern tree and as yet has not beer
found to thrive north of North Car
DINA. Hardy varieties are now ad-
vertised; but their certainty to sue
coed in a cold climate has not beer
established
Whenever you think of your children
and grandchildren, plant a nut tree
Whenever you think of your own fu-
ture. plant nut tree! If you want
good summer shade, plant a nut tree.
II you want to gather on your lawr
better nuts than the market can offer
plant a nut tree! If you want youl
work to outlast hundred years, PLAN
a nut tree!