Show 0 PLANT BLACK WALN WALNUT TREES REES particularly adapted for public parks park lawns along highways and other places prepared by the th united staten department of 0 agriculture AErl culture tile the war demand drew heavily upon the black atack walnut timber supply the condition became alarming as it was recognized that unless there should he a decrease in the cutting the merchantable ban table trees would soon be gone fortunately however the war ended before U bore alie the larger trees entirely disappeared now a reaction Is setting in black walnuts are being planted in small numbers by many persons directly in harmony with the policy advocated by the united states department of agriculture A conspicuous instance of planting occurred near saginaw mich illch last fall IV S linton president of the northern nut growers association procured 30 bushels of walnuts from trees a at t the home of george washington ton at mount vernon va these were shipped to saginaw and in the main distributed among the school children it f the county find and planted two in a hill on school grounds and along pub lie roads and streets two thousand wore were placed in a nursery for later crans transplanting planting in one of the public parks of saginaw when it became known that these nuts were available for planting very keen been and widespread interest in them developed telephone calls for them were numerous automobilists drove for many miles to call in person since thin then enthusiastically attended meetings have been held in various places in the state to consider the question of black walnut tree planting along the highways the suggestion Is made that in view of the known daffe differences bences of hardiness existing in many species ot of native trees special care should be exercised to avoid extensive planting of nuts or trees from the warmer por bious of the country in sections where destructively low temperatures are arc occasionally casio nally experienced Dout bless the safest rule to observe in the north norh Is to plant nuts from treed that have attained good size and k Y 5 1 11 black walnut trees are favored for public parks private lawns and along highways habit and as nearly as possible in the section where they are to be planted no harm barm Is likely to result from transferring such trees from northern points to more southerly locations in so far as reaction to temperature is concerned the suitability of the black walnut for home planting Is now being lecog olied as never before that it t is one of our most valuable american trees and that its numbers have steadily been decreasing has long been realized to a considerable extent this tree was planted on the western prairies by the first settlers in compliance with the timber and stone act repealed in the late eighties which required that trees be planted in proportion fo 1 oi land taken up from the government some plan planting has been going on in states and districts beyond the range to which the species Is indigenous even now the forest service of the united states department of agriculture does not advise its planting in P pure ure stands on laud land from which income Is necessary during the lifetime 0 f the average planter as no re turns returns m timber are probable under at lea least S t 35 or 40 years from the time of planting department experts recommend ahat tile the walnut bo be included among the species for planting in public parks on large private lawris lawns and dooryards door yards along highways and in out of the way places on the farm it Is invariably the single tree planted in the open part from other trees that develops into the most perfect specimen it is bucl such 1 trees that pro produce duce the greatest quantity ot of nuts usually the finest qua quality illy of kernel Is from this source |