| Show Trees That Thrive Here Hardwood Shade Trees Adapt Adaptable ble to Salt Lake City Soils Climate and Wide Streets THE PLANES By ROBERT MILLER The most desirable tree to plant In in- Utah for tor street and highway shade in my estimation Is the I Plane bot botanically called Platanus There are many varieties in thIs th's family of ot tees trees and It is rather rathe risky for anyone anone to say Just which variety is best and the chances ar are that there are probably three good varieties that can be successful successfully cultivated and planted on th the streets and avenues of Salt Lake Lak City or any other town or city Inthe In Jn Inthe the state Native species and varI varl of Plane are to be found growIng grow grow- growing Ing In almost all parts of ot the Wold ld and there Is on on record Plane trees tree with trunks thirty feet teet in diameter There are several varieties of ot th the Plane native to America Platanus or the American Plane Is considered by most authorities to tobe tobe be the best variety of ot the different American types es Platanus Me cana is native to Mexico and Platanus Platanus Pla Pla- tanus native to th the Pacific coast regions and it n J Is probably safe sate to to say that neither one of ot these two should be recommended for tor Utah as they are probably not hardy enough Is Is' hardy hardy any any where In America and Is a splendid varl variety ty but not considered by good oo authorities to be as good for plantIng planting plant plant- Ing here as either the OrI Oriental Orienta Plane or the London Plane Most Mos authorities think that the Oriental Orienta Plane Platanus is th the best variety of ot them all The American Plane is known here under several names and i Is probably known better unde under th the name of Sycamore than any other It Is also called the Button Buttonwood wood tree on account of ot ho how It develops develop Its Us fruit or seed pods which can be seen on the tIle tree all winter alter alte the leaves have fallen I recommend the Plane tree free for planting in the streets and highways highways high high- ways of ot Utah as the finest tree to be had for that purpose to for the following fol fol- to- to lowing reasons First FIrst It It grows as rapidly as a Carolina Poplar and yet et is a genuIne I me Ine hardwood tree tree- Second Second Second-It It is Is' Is a long-lived long tree and as heretofore stated has grown grow in some parts of the world thit feet In diameter at its trunk There Is a Plane tree which can now b b. b be seen In New Haven Conn at Elm and College streets still growing gro and under which Washington ic reviewed re- re viewed Yale students In 1776 ThIs Thi tree Is outliving many of the fa famous famous famous fa- fa Elms of that city Third Third They They grow easily and d do well in almost any kind of or soil soll ai aid ad conditions They are easy to transI trans trans- I plant and they can be prun pruned d to al almost almost almost al- al most any desired shape height o or width you desire them to grow They will stand the he smoky ar c ct cf cities better than thai any othe other tree and are as free from insect and fun n gus pests any as-any other tree Fourth TheIr Fourth Their natural stYle st o ot of growth is as symmetrical as-symmetrical a as a Horse florse Chestnut Their trunks trunk grow ow straight the tollage foliAge large an and Ideal for shade They shed their thel bark barl quite freely in winter an ansome and some think that this mars their beauty but again others think thIs thi feature Is part of their charm a as aD It breaks the monotony of sameness in the trunk all the time Fine specimens of ot this tr tree a ca can be seen on South Temple street an anone and ana one of the finest trees of ot any allY kin kind to be bo seen in Salt Lake City Is la a grand and specimen of a Plane tree treo o on l Fifth East near South Temple which should hould be proof enough t to anyone that this tree is a magnificent cent tree to plant here in Uh I consider it so much superior to any rY other tree mainly on ac acCount ac- ac count u of Its its' rapidity of r growth r w 1 thereby securing results muc much quicker that it is In a class by it itself It- It self with no other tree even a goo good second to it H It will grow from seventy-five seventy to feet high Under under un un- der favorable conditions The three varieties to plant ar are Oriental fiane PlanA Iane elane Platanus Ori rT Orienta- Orienta I e nt to Oriental fiane PlanA Iane elane Platanus Ori rT Orienta- Orienta I e nt to aha a- a Us lis London Plane Platanus Acer folia folla and American Plane Platanus Platanus Plata Plata- nus Editors Editor's l 01 Noie I Is I. the tho fir of or n a eerie Nerle of ot on tree nee plant plant- In lag by Sillier They TIley aro are based d on yearn car of ot study nod ant ob ob- ob seri in this locality TIle rue ec ec- ec ond article will Trill appear tomorrow |
