| Show r SHADE TREE COMMISSIONS Eastern States R Tuko Ui of or highways nod thee tho In Iu the tho Best Dest Condition N Now Jersey more than a 1 dozen IN i cities cles have now no established d shade tree commissioners Pennsylvania laste r law la drawn ira after ner nerthe the the New ew Jersey statue statues for forthe forthe tir the establishment c of shad com c m missions ons In municipalities de describes des scribes s ribes cs the Ute workings w of th the I ih East Enst Orange N J Sin 1904 about 2700 trees have hayo boon been planted plant d The rice species used were were the Norway Norway the red re maple tile tho European Europ nn linden the American linden tha th tink I oak and rn red oak tho this oriental plane Ilane the gingko arid ali the ash Only one ono SP CIC of was vas on a street They were sot Bot at uniform distances apart averaging about 3 38 S toot foot nail Ind nil ni trees were supplied with wire guards guard The advantages of or such sueh a 1 system of or planting can bo be readily con scon In sq so s proper species of trees for f r symmetrical shape of heid l Ic sd neither neller too t o open nor or compact By pla pin placing placing il cing the tho trees tree at nt proper distances apart on 0 tho street t tee cd Sd to develop its Ita It beauty I I and l l when matured there Is If sufficient space between thic outstretching limbs for the tho admission slon of e light and tIle the th free iree circulation clr l af of a air ul Streets tR that have become l famous for their ful ul trees both h th In this country and abroad are arc planted with one species les Q of et tree tr c This plan Is I followed sro n where ro some s ne of the tho most notable n streets ts are aro East r Capitol street planted plante with American elms Indiana na avenue vel ue planted plantel with oriental In and Massachusetts avenue planted pl With lh American lindens lindena FIRST FI COST SMALL co cos of oc planting tho the shade hada tres R very ver mail mal compared with the tho theOther Other thrIs assessment nt of or street t improve mOats Lust L st year e the assessment of the th shade tree commission of East Kast J ast Orange thc for fOI furnishing and and properly planting a n tree and Uld supplying Jt it with r wo rc guard lar wore were Vr per p er treet tree This makes tm o assessment lent less l s th than n r cent t ot or the tl cost ost of the Improvement V t of or the thee roadway proper While the th use of the r road ad use o tle vl au ot lt it to deteriorate det t and It I need nc I repairs the costor the trees with their 1 value a l number Of years nr Te bolce f of o Ilia tICO proper species of r tree tr becomes an important factor factor a tor Inc r lb beauty be Ut of t the tho thoS e S Ut poplar sr grow g ge very it e rapidly In fa at t l lna Cn i short lurt ti o oI It I becomes b c n i too t o large for t or l the tl average u r e estreet street As a U i lt Is repeatedly repe tilt cUt c back b lt in t force for t e It 16 to t ns as ua t su e i Tho Tm r plant planter p a er tries to Count counteract shortly t otter after planting the tho v cry characteristic recommended i d J Its oce as a u ai i tree Th a abnormal tree treo with a thick trunk noel and anc a small smal head h ad The pruning pruning continues with wih a IC 1 I great greut degree o of severity the poplar poplar becoming Higly and ad repulsive T JIO 1 10 so roots of o tho thc poplar are arc also an nn un on undesirable desirable feature for the tho fine root rootlets rootlets lets lett fill tl up SIP sewer pipes plIC and 1101 unc stop tho thov ilow ilos tow of ot water und and the tiie large larso roots lift up lIngs hogs and pOt p the curbing out of line lino lineIn lineIn In the matter of or the of trees thor there Is a popular pOJ ular notion ri that tl t oaks grow Er slowly and iid for that U t these trees tr e are not IlOt j hIl e l People will s It takes tales for tor an oak oaktree oaktree oaktree tree to reach r ach any nn considerable size Such an Idea Is easy cas Ito to overcome by showing what oaks when 1 n prop properly erly erh Orl planted and anil cared for tor Somo of the thO ln the city are aro ar planted d with oaks notably Pennsylvania avenue aen planted with pin phi oaks andr Twelfth street with red oaks oak Inthe city of East i st Orange som ere planted with pin oaks oake four fo r years cars ago and and they the leave have hl ve grown Ir n cases oven more rapidly rapid I than tItan the other ther species species cies deS with the exception of the them ori oriental oriental on plane There are about 70 miles ot or o streets In Ill East Orange The trees tr ea on bCe about 10 40 miles of those th sd streets were pruned under und r the direction of or the tho ui shade com corn commission commission mission since BInGo its organization In this work too the tho street as a tl unit All trees core pru to toa a uni uniform unIform uniform form height hel ht a 11 heIght that would per permit mit the unimpeded f vehicles and ond would allow w all street lights to tobo tobe tobe be bo seen seem at night nigh I Few things are more important In tho thio care of or trees U pruning The TIec out cut should hould be b made close cloo to and even Gon with the trunk When pruning Is properly T done tho the sear scar sc r will heal hen short hort stumps I are and left they dry dr rind and rot prevent the wound from heal healing healIng ing log and ancl carry carr h l the trees IS A matter that Is i neglected when trees are lire left to the Individual to lo look after I is the tho placing of or guards around aroun them Of or all mechanical Injuries to shado trees those by b horses are ar most fatal filial On any ally nn street trees may maybe mayho be ho found fouled scores scores of examples ot oC trees which have havo h O been barked barted b by horses Tho The preservation ot cC existing old ohl trees tre s Is even oen of greater Importance than setting out ones gory forms Cornice one o e of the tho Important divi divisions r of or the care c r of trees Cavities CI In InI I trees no matter matt r how thor thoroughly ought OU hl cleaned cleaner of all aU decayed wood painted with tar ter and rind filled d with wIth ce cement e mont meat Small cavities are filled tilled with I the tho usual mixture of ot one part pant of o Port Fort hOld cement to two parts of or sand and Inthe In Inthe the tho case caBO of larger cavities bricks and n ld stones StorIes arc are used to r t ln concrete t f anti and the tle result Is that a l strong g ma nn column Is erected tho the thoI hollow tree and It is Ii thus strengthened strength I cited ened The Tite filling follows toll vs th th c contour contout ot or tile thea tree treo Hush flush with the o ot of the th but huL up to the ll hino separatIng ul ulI the bark barl from tIle the tl e first layer of wood so no th t the th now ne growth of Dr oo I form forni to Im the Uio bord tho the filled the barkwill bark II roll over oyer er tho cement and cov en l lt t rel leaving no trace of or the th co cc co coI ment exposed I Tho Th most Important nt work by far ln I Ithe the care c of trees tree Is Ia Uie U cf r V I i of the tho insect pests that annually threaten to Injure and acid n destroy our trees If they are not entirely killed they tile Q are arc defoliated by b caterpillars und anti lose loso their usefulness for a st season ur lag Ing the four years that the tile shade tree commission om of ot East Orange Tins liens beets been een organized organize the th following pests have been heen s successfully controlled The Tho rus russeel seel moth attacking tho tIc American elm olin tho the American linden the white while maple and deliCT tho the horse chestnut the tho cot cottony cottoY cottony tony toY maple scale Heale attacking tho the whIte while maple the wooly wool woo maple scale scab attack attacking lug ing the sugar HUgas maple and auth other Insects As far tar as possible the tho idea borne Olne In Ire mind was to light tight the Insects before they thc developed and hence before great damage wits was done dozie The shade tree commission has a 11 power sprayer spra er by means of which the tallest tree can be bo sprayed s1 ra e J I |
