Show chinese elm Is good for rapid growth tree thrives throughout united states whenever a tree Is to be set out the careful gard gardener eier takes plenty of time for or thought for there Is something permanent about this type of PI planting in which mistakes are intensified fied rather than obliterated ibl iterated by time states a writer in the philadelphia record need often is felt for something fast growing to relate a new house to its location or to give quick shade screening or protection from wind too often poplars are selected because they come along quickly time however soon reveals their undesirably vast and greedy root systems while a row rarely gets established before one 0 or r another of the trees dies spoiling in 9 the looks of the whole the chinese elm alnus fo lla lia has none of those drawbacks but it does grow quickly indeed it is a matter of record that one young tree grew to 28 feet to in 3 years that a 4 foot specimen reached 40 feet in 5 years and a 6 tooter footer in 4 years attained 30 feet although native to northern and central china korea and japan the chinese elm thrives throughout the united states eventually growing I 1 to 45 feet it develops a broad round head and in maturity Is as a graceful as a birch and q quite its as hardy as the oak it is good riot not only for the suburban lawn but for street planting in the city as w well eil since it can withstand soot and gas drouth resistance was revealed as another attribute during the se ie vere dry spell of 1938 1936 where newly planted weeping willows lorn lom bardy poplars and birches succumbed the chinese elm came through triumphantly to obtain maximum speed and development and a deep green color in the foliage teed feed the tree yearly with a well balanced plant food either early spring or late summer is a good season columbus view of porto rico christopher columbus bad the right idea about porto rico americas island Oos possession session at the gateway to the caribbean returning to spain from his second voyage to the new world in 1493 it is recorded he excitedly told the queen about the little island of porto ric rico she hile asked him what it looked like the explorer crumpled a sheet ol of paper and tossed it on the table it looks like this your majesty maj mai esly he sald said |