PLANTS FOR EXPOSED LAKE FRONT AND RIVER CONDITIONS

We have often noticed plantations along exposed lake fronts andriver fronts where normal development seems to have been greatlyretarded and a considerable loss from winter-killing has been expe-rienced. A definite problem in the selection of plants adapted tothese locations is presented, especially where the prevailing windsduring the colder periods in the year are from the water.

The plant materials listed in this group are selected from those whichhave been found hardy under the exposed lake front and river frontconditions near the Great Lakes and the smaller rivers of the northernportions of the middle west. Many plants which apparently arehardy under the more even and severe climatic conditions of the in-land are not hardy under these water-front conditions. This is largelydue to the sudden changes of temperature during the worst of thewinter months, and also to the possible effects of the spray freezing onthe stems. In general plants which do not ripen their growth untilvery late in the season are not recommended for use under theseconditions.