The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
REPORT ON
CITY TREES
Mrs. Dillon Gives Results of In
specticn ond Census of Shade
Trees on Streets

questions that are being constantly
asked of me that I hope you will be
able to find space to publish 1t.
Just as soon after midsummer as it
Is safe to begin work shall finish my
census and take up the trees that have
been left.
We also expect to plant new trees
in the Fall wherever they are most
needed and can be taken care OF
properly.
Yours truly,
JULIA LESTER DILLON.
Number and condition of trees on
streets of the city of Sumter. as CIV
en- below.
Work done in December, January,
February, March, 192O-l92l
Streets. condition Of trees:
Purdy-3S good, 10 medium; tota!
4s.
Edwards-15 medium. total Is.
B]anding-42 good. medium, 2
bad: total 49.
Wright-43 good. Is medium, 8
Chestnut-46 good, 3 medium, 4
bad; tolal 80.
Folsom-13 good, 4 bad; total II.
Hardy Ave.-43 good, 8 medium, 2
bad; total SO.
c. Council-17 good, Is medium, 3
bad; total 3S.
Church-1oS good, 36 medium, 81
bad; total ISL.
Salem Ave.-2o9 good, Sc medium,
"A bad; total 269.
Washington to Dugan-S7 good, IA
medium. II bad; total 122.
n. Main, Live Oak to S. Main r.
R.-62 good. AZ medium, II bad; to-
tai 121.
Park Ave.-17 good, medium. l
bad: total "a.
Hampton Ave.-es good, 81 me-
dunn, 90 bad; total 142.
Liberty-165 good. 1S medium, 4s
bad; total 232.
Calhoun-15s good, 54 n,edium, %
bad; total 235.
Haynsworth-65 good, 2 medium, 7
bad: total "a.
Oakland Ave-100 good, 73 me-
dunn, 20 bad: total 1913.
Partlette-4S good, IS medium, I
bad; total 6S.
Kendrick-os good, medium; to-
tai 81.
Warren-16 good, IA medium, 20
bad; total SO.
Broad-114 good, medium, I
bad; total 129.
Dugan-4 good, l medium; total ..
! Dingle-4 good, medium, ~ bad;
total 81.
Hazel-1O good; total 10.
Saratoga-5 good; total 5.
Memorial Park-5G good, 10 me-
dunn, 4 bad: total "a.
Graham Parks good; total 3.
Grand total-1.605 good, 42S me-
dunn. 297 bad. $3.50 in all.
Good means that with regular in
spection and care these trees are all
perfectly healthy and sound. and will
need only occasional care in future.
Medium means that with slight re-
pair-holes in branches filed, bark
wounds cared for, root holes repaired,
these trees will go over into the good
class.
Bad means that much work will be
necessary to save them. Many of
them ~',ould have the had limbs TAX
en- off. root holes filled with cement,
and with ordinary care will last many
more years. Some Of them are not
worth the work it would take to re-
pair them and new trees should be
p!anted instead Of working on the
old.
All of the above trees have been
worked on this season. On Hampton
and Liberty streets my help was so
poor that l did not dare to attempt
to remove even dangerous branches.
| In the fall I shall have to do this.
There are some trees on Church and
Washington that will have to be gone
| over this fall. because the iateness OF
the season prevented my giving them
ADEQUATE pruning. The other streets
will need no more pruning of the
good trees other than limb here and
there that hangs too low over the
street.
The varieties of trees are as fol-
| lows:
Common name, number of trees
standard name:
Water oak, 7OS; quercus nigra ac-
quatica.
White oak. III; quercus acquatica
Willow oak. 1877; quercus phellos'
Pin oak, AS; quercus plaustrls.
Live oak, 16; quercus sempervirons
Red oak, 81; quercus rubra.
Sycamore, 264; Platamus occlden-
tails.
Elm. "a; Ulmus Americana.
Cherry. Carolina, p; Cerasus
Caroliniana.
Pecan. 50; Hicoria pecan
China Berry, Umbrella, 26; Mella
azederach umbraculiformis.
Maple, So; Acer platanoldes.
Carolina poplar, so; Populus Car
oliniana.
Lembardy Poplar. 6; Populus nigga
faStigiata.
! Crepe Myrtle, Z; Lagerstroemia IN
dica.
R1acl, gum e. Nvsua Sylvatica.