Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-27 | Page 8 | Trees That Thrive Here

T Trees Tees That Thrive Here Hardwood Shade Trees Adaptable t to Salt Lake City Soils Climate Dimate and Wide Streets THE HORSE-CHESTNUT HORSE Rv By By ROBERT MILLER The The Th botanical name of the tho horse chestnut is I num num Some name eh ch what Well Veil no matter about its awful name it Its It's s i a mighty fine fino tree Not as good for forstr str street ef and avenue pl planting however as many others as al it is alwa always s 's dropping dropping drop- drop ping pin something The bud but scales and flowers fall in the spring the e leaves In early summer and the husks and ana nuts ot of the fruit in the fall faIL This keeps the ground under it cluttered up p all the time which is a very undesirable uni un un- on- on street desirable i tb parking ark feature spaces for fl Sl sidewalks The tal tree e or is I such a beautiful tree however that ft it is probablY one of the best lawn trees grown as it ushers in the spring with Ith beautiful foliage and a R magnificent cent dIsplay of wonderful flowers of pink and white it It Is ifa a native of or southeastern Europe Euron Europe Eu- Eu ron rope and was introduced into this country countr in 1746 One of ot the finest I plantations of ot horse chestnuts in the world is in Bushey park nark London five rows of or them stand on each side of the w avenue When they are in tn bloom I the newspapers announce the tle fact and the people flock nock to see them I The unfolding of the leaves of the chestnut is v very ry Interesting and ana beautiful but let me quote Solo tar tar- off By opening one of the buds of ot the tree tre with a knife Imie in winter one one finds find the little leaves and miniature miniature miniature minia minia- minia- minia ture flower clusters carefully packed in the downy wool under the gummy scales When the warm daj days das s of spring come the resinous bud scales I In Iol I drop ol off and the little fuzzy light i green n leaves v come out of the buds The leaflets are close together like I rI sol tf the tho fingers of a tiny hand and t they hang limp from their stems like moths I just emerged from their cocoons The leaves Ica grow with remarkable rapidity I how however ver and soon the trees hees become covered with a dense foliage I This tree does exceptionally wellin well wellin wellIn in the soil and climate here and should be bo planted freely in lawns I parks or open spaces and althou although h ht it t is subject to many kinds hinds of ot bugs and various sorts of ot fungus which mars its beauty at times It is a most desirable tree It is one of ot the most symmetrical trees grown and grows sixty to eighty feet in height To To be continued