State Library of NSW
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
THE CHINA TREE OR PRIDE OF INDIA NAMED IN NEW SOUTH WALES THE CEDAR TREE.
This tree is indiginous [indigenous] to New South Wales and is to be found on the banks of the Hunter - The wood is seldom or never used for any purpose -This tree has long been cultivated in India & China for the grateful shade it affords - The Chinese cultivate & train those trees on each side of the main roads in their country, and travellers either on foot or on horseback pass under their shade for hundreds of miles - their roads are wide, & the centre of these is used for the Conveyance of goods - In the southern States of America this tree is planted on both sides of the streets say about fifteen feet from the houses. In some towns the streets are one hundred & twenty feet wide - In Summer the pavements are completely shaded. This tree may be planted in any part of New South Wales and grows freely from the berry - It requires little moisture & is in leaf in the Month of October - it also flowers during this month,. If this tree is trained for a Shade the under branches require to be lopped off - this allows the stem to be Clear of branches for seven or nine feet from the ground. In America this tree is for some time boxed by a spurred wood casing to protect the bark from being injured by horses & other animals who distroy [ destroy] it
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