The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-16

basin) Observation-Disclosures maple European lin
den, sycamore, green ash, silver poplar, Russian
poplar, white willow. Evergreen-LaWSOn cypress,
bigtree.
On the planting of a you will want to pro-
coed with the greatest care. For the best results,
organize a treeplanting program in your town. If
there is shade-tree commission city forester,
interest yourself in the proposition. In selecting
trees for street planting the following qualities
should be considered in about the order named:
Form hardness adaptabilty, rapidity of growth,
shade protection, neatness and beauty If there is
any doubt on the question it is advisable to
suit the state forest commission the local forester
some other authority who can tell what va
rieties are best for given locality.
No general rules, of course, can be given but in
a larger part of the eastern United States it will
be found that for narrow streets the red maple,
red gum ginkgo can be recommended; for wider
streets, Norway maple, Eastwood. horse chestnut
or pin oak; and for wide avenues, white elm,
white oak, red oak and tulip poplar
Qualities Needed in Street Trees.
Street trees should have hardness and adapta-
bility. They should be vigorous, be able to
cover from mechanical injuries and be
sistant as possible against insect attack and dis
It is not desirable to have trees which cast
too much shade, particularly narrow streets.
Houses and sidewalks need sun, even in summer.
Deciduous, broadeaved trees are most satisfac-
tory. Again, the question OF neatness should be
be considered; and the trees which will break I'D
the pavement, such rs silver naples, those
which cover the pavement with their bloom in the
spring, Sucn as cOCCOnWOO0S and pCpldrS, should
De avoided Black locust should not be planted
because it is likely to be destroyed by the borer
Beech is a slow grower and casts toe
dense a shade for any street.
Trees planted along a street should be Of the
kind, the size and uniformly spaced.
On narrow streets trees planted every 40 feet
apart. and alternated opposite sides of the
street, will be found sufficiently close On wider
streets they should be from 40 to 60 feet or even
farther apart the distance being determined partly
by the size which the tree is likely to attain and
by other habits.
Every tree should have at least six square feet
of earth above its roots It is important that
there be plenty of space where the pavement and
roadway paved with concrete than if brick or
other Ioose-jointed materials are used.
Keep the Roots Moist
In planting tree, move many of the roots as
possible. cloudy day is better for transplan tfng
a tree than bright sunny one. because a bright
quickly exhausts the stored-up moisture An
important point is in regard to packing the earth
around the roots They should have close contact
with the ground. To do this, fill in around the
roots with finely pulverized earth, working if
under and around the roots by hand and compact
ing it. If the earth is wetted down as 1t is put in it
viii make much better contact.
Many trees which are unsuited for one reason or
another for sidewalk most attractive and
ornamental in park lawn. The beech for
instance, which has value for street planting