Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1919 — Many Factors in Tree Planting. [ARTICLE]

Many Factors in Tree Planting.

In places the trees along the roadside form screens so as to break up the long stretches of views and allow openings here and there which frame and make more attractive the roadside scenery. Again, certain varieties of tree* are more suitable for highway planting than others, according to the use to which they will be put. The factor of planting for the-protection afforded the pavement through shade during the hot summer months, thereby adding many years to its life, and the assistance given by the proper planting of shrubs and trees in keeping the drifting, snow from the roadside during the winter season should be likewise considered.