Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 281, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1917 — HOME TOWN HELPS [ARTICLE]

HOME TOWN HELPS

TREE PLANTING NEEDS CARE AppsarancS of Grounds as Important as House Plans; Interior Decorations or Furniture. While house plans, Interior decorations and furniture play a prominent part In the life of the new home builder, care of the grounds about the house should likewise be given consideration, particularly as regards the planting of trees to trim up the general appearance of the house. In tree planting great care, foresight and judgment are required, says a landscape artist. The selection of young trees, their proper setting apart and their care after planting make beautiful grounds possible. In shade tree planting as in the construction of a building, the plan for the completed work should be determined 4n advance, for the tree planter must picture to* himself how his work will look a great number of years later and with him it rests whether the result is to be one of satisfaction or regret.

In making selections one must bear in mind that the tree must possess certain characteristics to be desirable. In the first place it must be hardy, capable of withstanding unfavorable conditions of city life such as poor soil, drought, smoke, gas, heat and dust, easily transplanted and propagated/ It must have a straight stem, * rounded well filled head, well developed roots and be symmetrical in growth. They must to a great degree be Immune from Insect pests, retain their foliage in good condition through the summer Until late fall and be clean in their habits of growth. The ideal shade tree must also be of medium growth and long lived. The desirability of developing good-sized shade trees as soon aS possible after planting is admitted, and it is unfortunate that the trees growing most rapidly are the most undesirable.