LEAF SHEDDING 199 



mers, have lost their leaves quite a month 

 before those above mentioned. 



In the following lists the best trees and 

 shrubs for early and late leaf-shedding are 

 recorded : 



Late leaf-shedding: Acacia, Ash, Ailan- 

 thus, Catalpa, Fig, Lilac, Hawthorn, Maple, 

 Mulberry, Plane, Sumach, Poplar. 



Early leaf - shedding : Chestnut, Elm, 

 Lime, Laburnum, Sycamore, Elder. 



