Deciduous Trees 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



A side entrance at Oastlegould. Large Maples moved from 

 the nurseries have grown 4 feet in the first fifteen months. An 

 existing hedge-row of Wild Cherry on one side. 



MULBERRIES, continued 



Russian. M. alba, var. Tatarica. This is a bushy- 

 topped small tree of dense foliage, suited to 

 large shrubberies. It was introduced into the 



RUSSIAN MULBERRY, continued 



western states by Russian Mennonites, and re- 

 cently the following- variety was found : 

 Weeping. M. alba, var. Tatarica pcndula. Of the 

 several umbrella-shaped trees, as Kilmarnock 

 Willow, Camperdown Elm, Weeping Ash, etc., 

 this is much the best ; far exceeding them in this 

 climate, in vigor and healthfulness; growing 7 feet 

 per year. The fruit is of little value. The usual 

 form is grafted on a stem 4 feet high, when it 

 weeps straight to the ground. We have devised 

 the following new methods of training it, and 

 offer suitable plants for the purpose : 



As a verdant tent or summer-house we have 

 them in various heights, from 5 to 8 feet. (See 

 illustration. ) A pair of trees will form a garden 

 arch, or a row of them will make a beautiful 

 pergola, no posts being necessary after they are 

 established. It may also be trained on a trellis, 

 arbor or wall, as are grape-vines or espalier fruit 

 trees in European gardens. When trained to a 

 stake or pipe, to a height of 15 or 20 feet, the 

 long and graceful sprays fall like fountain jets. 

 As a shrub, it heaps up a mass of arching 

 branches, perhaps 4 feet high and twice as wide, 

 being suitable both for masses in the shrubbery 

 and as a specimen standing on the lawn. On 

 exposed and windy places it is especially valu- 

 able. To those wishing a new garden feature, 

 which is quickly complete, these forms are highly 

 recommended. 



For covering steep banks it has the babit of 

 Forsythia suspensa. 



OAK. Quercus 



The Oak has long had a hold on the affections of the people through its individuality and its almost 

 human characteristics of dignity and nobility, which are marked both in old and young trees. The 

 opinion that they are of slow growth is due to the fact that they can patiently endure on a poor and dry 

 soil. In our nursery, and when planted on lawns, they frequently grow 4 feet per year. 



Oaks should be extensively planted along streets, entrance drives and on lawns. The Brooklyn Tree- 

 Planting Society has 

 planted many of our Oaks 

 on the streets and found 

 them to thrive despite 

 the unfavorable condi- 

 tions of pavements, dust, 

 smoke and insects. 



Where a broad shade 

 is desired quickly and 

 Oaks cannot be procured 

 of sufficient size, extra- 

 sized Maples, as described 

 on page 31, may be 

 planted between the Oaks 

 and later taken out with 

 the tree-mover. 



The Oaks have a 

 reputation of being diffi- 

 cult to transplant. The 

 new roots start slower 

 than other trees, because 

 of the slower circulation 

 of the sap, the crude sap 

 having first to go up to 

 the leaves to be digested, Weeping Mulberry trained for a child's summer-house. One of a row in our nursery. 





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