Show U S TREES HEALING 1 SCARS OF LAST WAR douglas fir and the sitka spruce thrive in europe washington ogain the roll of the war drums Is being heard on the other side of the world in 1918 thoe drums had been stilled borener so a great many people said war torn areas needed healin badly as did the peo pies ot of the earth americans had thrown their weight into the ending of the N ar the heal ing of wounds was vas to be a longer process so on a january day in WO mill ons of american tree seeds sacked and ready for shipment were vere started from historic boston common on their way to do their part toward 1 ealing the scars of earth they were pre seated to the consuls of great britain france italy and belgium by charles lathrop pad pact president of the amerl can tree association A these messengers of international good will after the routine of germi nation under the watchful eye of for esters were to find their way as seed ings not on only ly to the battle areas but to the areas where forests had been rut cut down to meet the demands of war for timber es heal war scars today those douglas fir and sitka pruce millions upon millions of them which made up the bulk of the first shipment and others that followed fol folio loved ved in the next four jears y ears are stand standing in the ino mothering soil of other coun countries rles than their own reports received by the american tree association tell of some of them 15 and 20 feet high and growing better than many native nathe trees they chey are thus doing their part adm adin bably in healing the ground scars of the last war irth does not bring them into a war marl marj et slid sir gael pad in go ing over the reports he had receded but they are doing the job for which tl ey were intended heiling the scars of the last war soon they will have grown iorge enough for commercial use these trees are now standing in france where forests were blasted by sl ell tt TI ey are standing in bel gium glum too tl TI ey are growing in great britain wl ere virtually every tree which could be trang transported ported was cut down for mtr CT ir needs ahe british forestry commission reports the growth of the trees and where tl ey ire located they dot tl e famous lal tat e country in scotland and areas along tl e caledonian canal chev are growing in the forest of dean in england on the border of north wales other trees are thriving ih the king george jubilee forest in in wales the forest of dean Is the famous crown property and it was this forest which supplied timbers for english ships of war in the old days the commander of the spanish ar mada was ordered to b irn it if he landed in england do welt W ell in scotland locations of the planting in scot land read I 1 ice ke an index of a sir walter scott novel some of the trees are at aboyne aboyme glengarry south laggan and loch ratline and dozens of other places john munro the forester at I 1 och katrine reports sitka spruce of 20 feet in height and douglas fir nearly as high at inverness james fraser of the commission reports the american trees follow the line of the famous valley to onich they are also thriving in many plantings in northern ireland where the climatic conditions are similar to those where these species grow best in this country the british forestry commission Is now checking the planting plantings as it does every two years the reports indicate the sitka spruce has exceeded any eu species in growth and the douglas dougla 0 s fl clr r h has a s done almo almost S t a as s well the seed was gathered in the pacific northwest mostly on the coast side of the cascade range |