THE TREE - Trees and Men
FOR TREES, as with people, an ideal place to grow up is in the country. There they find conditions of the soil, moisture, air, and sunshine that make for their best development.
Many farms lack the beauty as well as the practical advantages that result from the carefully planned selection and arrangement of trees around the farmstead. Too many have the wrong kind of trees; too many have trees that are misshapen and neglected; too many have trees that are located by chance where the seed happened to fall; too many, alas, have no trees at all.
An important feature in the general plan for the development of the farmstead is the intelligent and artistic use of trees and shrubs. The time, effort, and reasonable expense involved in carrying out such a plan is well repaid in the resulting years of contentment and pleasure, as well as the practical and monetary value they add to a farm. Although by proper selection and skill in arrangement trees can be made to fit into almost any requirement of a good farmstead plan, their full consideration should be included from the very beginning as an integral part of any such plan. Full advantage should be taken also of the opportunity to utilize adequate space available on the farm, as contrasted with the usually closely grouped plantings around the city or suburban homes.
Careful planning pays big dividends.
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A good landscape plan shows the location and full-grown size of trees and shrubs.
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The artistic use of trees enhances the beauty and value of a well-designed farmstead.
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