Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1916 — SELECT TREES WITH CARE [ARTICLE]

SELECT TREES WITH CARE

Matter Worth Great Consideration by: the One Who Is Planning a • Real Home. Now that the process of tree mov-| Ing Is so successful, it is a simple matter to "annex and preserve as one’si own specimens of the numerous beautiful trees which the countryside dweller is apt to run across in his woodland rambles. "bo not make the/mistake, however, of thinking that any kind of a tree can be planted in any place; selections need to be made with intelligence and due regard to drainage and soil. The ever-changing beAuty of the mountain maple makes it an unusually satisfactory tree for ornamental planting. The branches in winter are beautiful in coloring, as in spring are the buds and blossoms,. followed in summer by the developing fruits. - The wild plum tree, tod, has possi-i bilities which too many people fail to recognize. The blossoms of this tree are the nearest we get to the cherry blossom display of the Japanese, and although their beauty endures for only a brief season, the trees are especially desirable when planted along roOker-t les or along walls.