Show Trees Now Anticipate A u iT Much Longer life T City trees nay may soon flOon be longer and tnt healthier answer to growing fully in areas trees trets au turf coverts COvered tI as ment ls is not a new wonder tri wIth a new type of at porous hl ba tried out in aSPhalt Providence hoped this type of at Hk It J 1 h It prove to be be a covering a afi hali ah rt 1 withstand foot toot traffic tha dt S Sallow allow ample water to the roots of the trees to get Ih planted The experiments in the paved deal with islands of ot a parking pede dence The new ar area In pd Pro Ing mg used as paving g a allows cent of ot the rainfall 80 to into the ground over the face tace of at the island whole walk walks der-course der mixture ot of sand com combined with stone atone tamed after considerable to ob allows cc of ot water ta through a inch five-inch to 10 r ring of 01 tiel ture in 85 seconds The Tha tion is equivalent Percolation Percola- Percola to a re d nearly 15 Inches The pedestrian islands house the trees are re dished retain water Recently hoses were turned on them drop of water ran ther tI over the C em because it was absorbed u as a it ft streamed onto the surface he asphalt Few cities clUes have had success i planting and growing trees trw J k paved areas because they provide adequate open poS w ca-w grad around the bases of the tw trel Wat Watering ring just around the not enough to provide the ne nee sary moisture for the trees tree's to ling ends It is hoped this new pay pat ing plan will get to the root althe problem fy by providing for lor pede trian tra traffic Ic as well as adequate moisture for the tree trees |