The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-08-17
shade Tree Planting

OF East orange. While the Com
mission has the power to control
the parking strip between the curb
and the sidewalk. and the decision
as to what kind and size or type OF
trees and shrubs may be used along
the city streets, IL is working in full
harmony with the individual proper
ty owner, to the end that practical
and attractive shade trees shall be
maintained throughout the city. A
study is made of the tree best suited
to both the soil and the architecture
al features of the particular block,
street or section on WHICH the plant
ing is proposed. There is no set or
uniform tree or spacing. On the
older streets where trees were al
ready in existence before the or
ganization of the Commission, it is
trying to save the good trees by
pruning, cultivating and surgery,
replacing them where necessary at
that time, keeping in mind the cor
rect spacing, as it is found that on
many of the old streets the trees
are much too crowded.
On the newer streets one species
Of tree is planted to a block or a
whole street, as circumstances war;
rant, varying them on the different
streets, thus breaking any possible
monotony by giving variety of form
and color. This method also serves
to isolate any attack of blight and
prevents its spreading over a large
area.
The Commission recommends and .
uses elms. red and pin oak, small
and large-leaf lindens, gingkos. red
maple and the old standby, Norway
maple. The sugar maple is being
discarded for use on streets be-
cause of the lack of water through
the imperviOus pavements on the
street and sidewalks and the re-
Elected heat from the oiled roads.
It has also been necessary to ADAM
don the use of the Oriental plane,
because a large number have been
lost from severe winter frost cracks.
The soft naples and the poplars are
being cleaned out as fast as posi-
BILE as they are expensive TO trim,
do great damage in the stoppage of
sewers, in raising sidewalks and
destroying the alignment of curbs
and cutters, and make it very diff
cult to keep attractive lawns near
them.
Any new street is planted at the
request of the property owners, the
cost of such planting being charg-
ed against the property in front of :
which it is done, according 70 the Z
spacing required to locate the tree. ,
The present charge is Sc per tree, {
which includes stake and wire guard :
perpetual maintenance and replace +
ment in case it should die. without 6
further charge TO the owner. f
The success of the Commission is !
largely due to the cooperation of n
the citizens, who are greatly inter /
csted and who assist very material :
ly in reporting any trouble in con- \
neCtion with the trees which they y
may have noticed and which may
have been overlooked in the course n
of routine work. There are about Q
So, 600 trees in the city OF East h
Orange, aud they are valued con-
seryatiyely at $4,000 on basis
established by the State Forester. l.
The appropriation for 1920 was 9
$4,000 to carry on all the work. 3
This indicates the small cost of :
maintenance in comparison with the h
tree value, which is such great :
asset to the city.
It is doubtful if the money ex-
pended by a city in any other public #
work brings such great return on 9
the investment, particularly when
controlled by a body of interested n
workers. In fact, would go furth- @
or and advocate that not only .
should streets in cities and towns
be planted, but that every road =
available for travel throughout the
United States should be planted h
with shade trees. II would not on .
ly increase the pleasure of travel :
between cities and towns Inn, wouId
lower the cost OF maintaining road r
ways, by reducing dust and mud. n
would improve landscape effects and
add 10 our national wood supply to Il
the extent OF some nine or ten h
million acres, based on Government
estimates OF So trees Of l0-inch I
diameter to the acre. Many of these n
trees could be of the nut-bearing