The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-11-15

basin) Hardwood maple, european ILL
den, sycamore, green ASH silver poplar, hussiah
poplar white willow. Evergreen-Lawson cypress
bigtree.
On the planting Of tree you will want to pro
coed with the greatest care. For the best results
orpanize tree planting program in your town. Ii
there is no shadetree commission or city forester
interest yourself in the proposition In seiectihs
trees for street planting the following quahues
should be considered in about the order nameu:
Form hardness or adaptabty rapdity of growts'
shade protection, neatness and beauty. II there IS
any doubt on the question it is advisable TO con-
suit the state forest commission the local forester
or some other authority who can tell what va
rieties are best for a given locality
No general rules of course, can be given, but IN
a larger part of the eastern United States IL VIII
be found that for narrow streets the red maple
red gum or ginkgo can be recommended; Tor Wlder
streets Norway maple, Eastwood, horse cnestnut
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-
bty They should be vigorous, be able to re-
cover from mechanical injuries and be as re-
sistant as possible against insect attack and dis
ease 1t is not desirable to have trees which cast
too much shade particularly on narrow streets
Houses and sidewalks need sun, even in summer
Deciduous broadleaved trees are most satlsfac
tory Again, the question Of neatness should De
ho considered: and the trees which Will break up
the pavement such as silver naples, or those
which cover the pavement with thelI bloom in fhe
Snring such as cottonwoods and p plars, should
no avoided Black locust should not be planted
because ii is likely to be destroyed by the borer
worm Beech is a slow grower and casts tOs
dense shade for any street.
Trees planted along street should be OF the
same kind the same 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, even
farther apart, the distance being determined partly
hv the size which the tree is likely to attain and
by other habits.
Every tree should have at least six square feet
~ arth above its roots 1t is important that
there be plenty of space where the pavement and
roadway are paved with concrete than if brick or
other loose onted materials are used.
Keep the Roots Moist.
In nlanting q tree move as many of the roots as
possible A cloudy day is better for transplanting
a tree than bright, sunny one because bright
crn onickly exhausts the stOred-up moisture. An
imnortant point is in regard to packing the earth
oround the roots. They should have close contact
with the ground To do this, fill in around the
roots with finely pulverized earth. working 1t
under and around the roots by hand and compact
ing IT. If the earth is wetted down as 1t Is put in 1t
win make a much better contact
MANY trees which are unsuited for one reason or
another for sidewalk most attractive and
ornamental in park or on lawn. The beech, for
instance which has no value for street planting,