The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-23
COMMUNITY TREE
MAY BE PLANTED
Planting % Community Tree Al Con-
Venisnt Loeation ls Urged fer
Pensacola


The planting OF community
Christmas tree. a growing one. planted
IN souue centrally located park or
square. was suggested in Pensacola
last year The tree might prove 81
way. as a remembrance Of the many
orphans left as result % the var
serve 20 further cement citizens to-
gether IN Community spirit serve
a. Christmas tree for the poor chill
dren 81 the city and Ia general fur
Their promote the feeling 20 Peace on
Earth and Good VIII 20 Man II was
said by those advocating theplanting
- one What ksnd of tree would De-
entirely according Go local conditions
~ this part of the south Che holly.
while slave ~ growth. is generally rec
ognized a. the Christmas tree
The idea 81 the Community tree b.
spreadinE throughout the country says
the American Forestry association Of
Washington. y G, The Cir Is the pop
ular tree a. this time ~ year Tor
Christmas purposes On many parts ot
the country. and this tree Is receiving
many WYtes in the association tree
referendum as 90 what shall he our
national tree In the Community tree
there i the opportunity 70 have a year
around reminder OF the community
spirit The association points out. "
tho tres can be placed IN public
gathering spot Then too, the tree IA
being used as a memorial for the men
81 the war and for the benefactor OF
a municipality Ia many eases. The ed
ucRtlonal campaign ~ the American
Forestry association has been extend
ed into the schools which are being
made members Of the association by
public spirited citizens
Every year cosmos M the question
Of cutting Christmas trees. and the
association receives many letters in re-
gard a. this practice FOR the people
~ the United states use something
ike four and i hair million trees az
Christmas time This is not many
when me total population - eonsid-
cred. Intelligent cutting 90 the small
eat trees really aids the growth 90 the
more mature trees.
In tire Northeastern states. Christ
mas trees are cut from pasture lands
on which thcy are eucroaching or from
land which would be- cleaned up IN the
ordinary course Of farm Improvement.
A market for them gives the owners
some return for their labor nothing
more.
Estimates show the New England
/ states and New York state take more
/ than million trees. Black and red
aprtre are very commonly seen IN
j celrbratluus in these parts ~ the
i country Illinois and Ohio nursery
/ men partly supply the local demand
Il with nursery grown Norway spruce.
i Pines are in great demand for Christ
mas trees when fir and spruce are not
i available Maryland. Nirginia and the
I District 81 Columbia use the scrub
pine. while In southern wyoming the
+ I.clee pole pine D. alinosf the only
1 tl,erien available
/ New Hamrshira vermont Maine,
! the Berkshire hlIs o. Massachusetts,
i and the Adirondacks ard Catch Us IN
New York furnish the supply for New
/ York. philadelphia anG Boston. and
! q, ca for Baltimers and Washington
Tine sxamps of tii .hixtu. Wisconsin
ami Minnesota furnish tue markets 70
4 Chicago. 81 paul Minneapolis. and
/ the cities % the plains states Christ
/ mah tree ships .friug gsrenerN nom
the upper peninsula cf Michigan 20
Chicago a. Detroit in the North
/ eastern and Lake Sta'es Balsam fir
+ furnishes the bulk ~ the 1risimas-
i tree trade. IN the south the Fraser
4 nr is tho favorite In Colorado and
other Rocky Mountain Sntss. nr.
though abundant - difficult % access
4 and tae Lodge Pole pine and occu-
slonauy the Douglas fir aud Engle-
/ .Iann spruce are used ON tho Pa-
/ oinc coast the Christmas Tree 10 often
/ the white fir
IN the national vote being takenshy
| ere American FORESTRY assoc atom th1
| elm the oak and the walnut maintain
a position among She FIRST ,hree tu
4 Popular esteem Tne hickory and the
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