SELECTING SHADE TREES 



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dendron, Hawthorns, Sourwood, Silver- 

 bell tree, Fringe tree, Viburnum. 



Trees with showy yellow flowers. — 

 Tulip tree, Cucumber tree. Yellow-buck- 

 eye, chestnut, willows, sassafras. Witch 

 Hazel, Birches (staminate). 



Trees with showy pink flowers. — Red 

 bud, Wild crab apple. Clammy locvist. 

 Mountain laurel, RJiododendron. 



Trees with showy red flowers. — Red 

 maple, Sumachs, Papaw. 



Trees with showy red fruits. — Moun- 

 tain ash. Flowering dogwood, Hollies, 

 Red maple. Magnolias, Burning bush. 

 Hawthorns, Cherries, Plums, Yew, Su- 

 machs, Red Ailanthus. 



Trees with bright Aidumn foliage 

 {Leaves turning red). — Sweet gum, Tu- 

 pelo, Red maple. Flowering dogwood. 

 Scarlet oak. Red oak. Sumachs, June 

 berry. Hawthorn, Sorrell tree. Burning 

 bush. {Leaves turning yellow) Tulip tree. 

 Ginkgo, larch. Silver maple, White ash, 

 Ailanthus, Cucumber tree. White birch, 

 Hickories, Beech, Walnuts, Willows, 

 Poplars. {Leaves turning mixed red and 

 yellow) Sugar maple, Sweet gum. Sweet 

 birch. Sassafras. {Leaves turning pur- 

 ple) White ash. White oak. Red oak. 

 Dogwood. 



Hardy coniferous species (Large 

 trees). — White pine. Red pine. Pitch pine, 

 Limber pine. Sugar pine. Table moim- 

 tain pine, Austrian pine, Scotch pine. 



European larch, Norway spruce. White 

 spruce. Red spruce, Colorado blue 

 spruce, Engleman spruce, Douglas fir. 

 Hemlock. Carolina hemlock. White fir, 

 Giant arbor vitae. Bald cypress, Lauson 

 cypress, Sitka cypress. 



{Medium sized and small trees.) — Nut 

 pine, fox-tail pine, Cembrian pine, 

 Swiss mountain pine, Mugho 

 Korean pine, Lacebark pine, 

 imibrella pine. Black spruce, 

 juniper. Drooping juniper, Red 



pine. 

 Dwarf 

 Dwarf 

 cedar. 



Arbor vitae, White cedar (Cham- 

 aecyparis, Retinospora) . 



Trees that attract birds should be 

 planted around houses. Thorny trees 

 and shrubs are much sought by birds for 

 resting places, because of the protection 

 afforded from cats as well as other birds. 

 Red cedar and other junipers are among 

 the best. Others are English thorn. 

 Hawthorn, Wild crab apple, European 

 and American mountain ashes, smooth 

 and staghom sumach. Barberry, Buck- 

 thorn, Dogwood, Virburnum. The fol- 

 lowing planted near fruit trees and 

 gardens will minimize depredations by 

 birds; Red-berried elders, Buffalo berry. 

 Bird cherry. Sweet cherry, Midberry, 

 Russian mulberry. 



Street trees for Southern States. — Live 

 oak. Water oak. Willow oak. Laurel oak, 

 Great flowered magnolia. Pecan, Cam- 

 phor tree, Palmetto, Desert Palm. 



[In the February issue of American Forestry Mr. Detwiler will have an article 

 telling when and how to plant shade trees, to care for them and repair them. This 

 will be of great value to any one wishing information and will appear in time to 

 furnish instruction regarding spring-time planting — Editor.] 





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