Deciduous Trees 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



Salamon's Weeping Willow planted as a small tree at Westbury Pond 

 Photograph seven years later. 



WILLOW, continued 



Laurel-Leaf, or Bay-Leaf. S. pentan- 

 dra ; syn., S. laur (folia. It differs 

 markedly from other Willows in 

 having broad leaves which exceed 

 all others in glossiness, and appear 

 as if polished and varnished. It is 

 an upright-growing, round-headed 

 tree, or it may be grown in the 

 form of a shrub, in which case it 

 closely resembles the privet. Be- 

 ing, however, more rapid in growth, 

 it can be used instead of privet for 

 tall hedges and screens, especially 

 near the shore. We have speci- 

 mens which have been trained in 

 the form of the bay tree. 



WALNUT. Juglans 



See, also, Nut Trees 



WILLOW, continued 



Golden. S. vitellina, var. aurea. It grows to a 

 large tree, or may be kept as a shrub by cutting 

 back. With the Red-twig Dogwood its golden 

 bark forms a beautiful contrast a cheerful and 

 harmonious touch in the winter landscape. 



Salmon -barked. S. vitellina, var. Britzensis. 

 A unique tree with brilliant salmon-red bark in 

 winter. 



Royal. S. alba; syn., S. regalis. The silky down 

 on the leaves gives the tree a white or silvery 

 gray appearance. It is of value for contrast in 

 groups of shrubs, especially at the seaside. 



Black. J. nigra. The Black Walnut 

 is one of the largest trees in this 

 region, where the strength and ruggedness of its 

 far-reaching branches render it worthy of admi- 

 ration. It needs ample room for its aggressive 

 roots, as other plants do not thrive near it. The 

 nuts are of good quality. 



White (Butternut). /. cinerea. The tree is smaller 

 than the Black Walnut. 



English. J. regia. It is not generally known 

 that Long Island contains many old specimens of 

 the English or Persian Walnut. Although ten- 

 der while young, it may be readily established. 



Japanese. /. cordiformis. This is a rapid-grow- 

 ing tree resembling the Butternut. 



The tree on the truck shows the abundant feeding-roots grown in our 59!! by our root-training; methods, and dug 

 and makes a forceful argument in favor of our principles when compared with the tree held by the man on the right, 

 is of the same age and as sometimes grown and dug. 



us, 



which 



