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'2. X OR WAY MAPLE (Acer platanoides) . 



The Xorway Maple is by far the best of all maples for 

 street planting. Its hardiness is assured. The wide adapt- 

 iveness to any soil and situation has brought it into favor 

 with street tree planters throughout the State. The foliage 

 is a dark green, giving a rich appearance to the tree through- 

 out the summer. The foliage is quite dense and it remains 

 on the tree long after the leaves have fallen from the other 

 maples. The globular shape of the head and the compact 

 habit of branching obviate the necessity for pruning after 

 the tree has been trained in its first few years of growth. It 

 is sometimes difficult to secure young stock of Xorway Maple 

 that has a perfectly straight stem. It seems to be a char- 

 acteristic of the tree to grow the least bit crooked for the 

 first part of its life. This characteristic soon disappears and 

 the tree develops into an attractive specimen. With the 

 exception of a few insect enemies, this tree can be said to 

 be perfect in its freedom from pests and diseases. The few 

 insects that prey upon the Xorway Maple do not cause much 

 harm. This tree is of medium size and makes more of a 

 wide spreading tree than one with considerable height like 

 the Sugar Maple. The foliage resembles that of the Syca- 

 more. The length of the season for bearing foliage is longer 

 for the Xorway Maple than for any other variety of maple. 

 In the autumn the leaves turn a bright yellow immediately 

 before falling. The branches are tough and the tree usually 

 has a long life. The Xorway Maple is strongly recommended 

 for Xew York State. 



3. AMERICAN ELM (Ulmus americana) . 



The elm is extremelv hardy. It adapts itself to a great 

 variety of soils although it prefers a rich, moist soil such as 

 is found in meadows and along the banks of streams. Some 

 of the most beautiful specimens of the American Elm are 

 found in pastures and swamps. The Connecticut Valley is 

 renowned for its excellent elm trees. There is no tree that 

 approaches the ideal so nearly as does the American Elm. 

 Its habit of branching high, its wide spreading crown, and 



