mill gi\tiiiiii\ tjoud Units OtLn.n,unbuleritioiisaie 1 

 height the trees attim the ehnracter of growth co 

 anil pffe t of f liigp flower'^ and fruits autumn il tii 



l~i 1 I "til nl which i 



Selections of Trees !or Special Purposes -The follow 

 ing lists mcUule tie s t | i \ 1 h ailiness and are not 

 intended to be com] It t< I ut nuieh suggestive, and 

 chiefly for the northeastern states 



1. Trees -with Showy Flowers. 



A. BJonmiiig in early spring before or with the 



Acer nibrum (fls blood red) 

 Amel 1 r-hipi L madensis (Hs white 

 Cei ( 111 lien is (11 i \ pmk) 



Ms 1 te to purple) 



Il \ I lies (fls white) 



I I thei pi ims (flb white) 



1 pmk also white the earhest 



1 1 inkish branches pendulous) . 



PI (fls white to pmk) 



P\ri 1 I t 1 otliPi species (fls white to pmk). 



Salix (stamin ile plants with yellow catkms) 



AA Blooming late m spang aftei the leaies 



y 1 TT T tinum and other species (fls. 



FriMi I (liu. II white) 



Lihirnum(fls yellow) 



AIi„n hahMioleuri (Hs white) 



PtPio<;t\nx(fls white) 



RobiniA (fls white or light pmk) 



Syringa vulgaris (fls white to purple) 



Tainaris parviflora (pmk) 



lAA Blooming in <.ninmn ii I nifumn 



Aralia Chintii I 1 Sept ) 



Cast me i \i 



fTOidonia t il ) 



Kceheuteii 1 1 \ ig ) 



Oi-i iendi 11 I i i» ) 



Rhusspmiil t, (fl ,il 1 \ , V ,t ) 

 Rol mi I \p niHiacana (fls light pmk -Vug ) 

 Snphora Jiponica (flb white -Vug ) 

 ■sMlnga Japonica (fls whitp July) 

 Tmianx (ttIIi a (fls pmk Aug Sept it severely 

 cut batk) 



Showy Fri its 



Acer rubrum ( 

 Ailiinthu ^ 

 Cornus fl 

 Cratiegus 

 Hippoph 

 Ilei. opae 



(fr jellow or scar- 

 iiKles) 



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3. Trees Valued for Foliage Effects. (See also 

 Section 5, Evergreens, below.) 

 A. With colored foliage. 



Veer Negundo var aigeuteo variegatuin (the most 



efl'etti\e ot h^rdy \aiiegated trees) 

 Aeei Negundo var aureo margin itum (Ivs yellow). 

 \ ei 1 ilm itum vai atropurpuieum (Ivs purple) 

 A 1 lilt mules \u Eeiteubachi (Ivs heeommg 



V 11 pi t I lies vai Schwedlei 1 (U s bright red in 



Fig I I I 

 Populi II 

 Populus 1 U 1 ^ello 



leaved trees) 

 Quercus peilunculata var atiopmpurei (Ivs pi 



phsh) 

 Querrus pedunculat i var Concordia (Ivs yello 



ish) 



Tilia t 



Qlmus campestris 

 whitish) . 



argenteo - variegata 



AA. With large, bold foliage. 



Acer insigne. 



Acer macrophyllum. 



Aralia Chineusis and spinosa. 



Asimina triloba. 



Catalpa speciosa. 



Magnolia maerophylla. 



Magnolia tripetala. 



Paulownia imperialis. 



Quercus dentata. 

 AAA. With stnall narrow or finely cut foliage 



Acer palmatum, var. dissectum. 



Acer platauoides, var. Lorhergi. 



Acer saccharinum, var. Wieri. 



Alniis glutinosa. var. imperialis. 



Betula alba (cut-leaved). 



Elieagnus angustifolia. 



Fagus svlvntica, vnr rtsplenifolia. 



Gledits.-ln-i t,-,.,i-i„tlH.s 



Hipv'/i'p 



Jughni llHltH. 



S.amliuius ni-r.i.\..r laciniata. 

 Tamarix Gallica. i-ti-. 

 Tasodium distichum. 



•1. Trees with Brilliant Autitmnal Tints. 

 Acer rubrum (scailet) 

 Acer saLchinim (sc irlet and orange). 

 Comisfloi da scailet) 

 Cercid pi yll ira (jello v and p irple). 

 Grata- 1 1 orange). 



Irav \ V r violet-purple). 



Rl 



( arlet). 

 rlet) 



Sassafras ofhcmalis (fr dark blue with red i 

 Sorbus Americana and Aucuparia (tr red) 

 Taxus baccata (fr. scarlet). 



E\'ERGREEN Ti EE 

 A Conifci-s (see also \ ol 1 p 358). 



Chamscyparis. 

 Juniperus Virginiana. 



Pinus. 



Pseudotsuga. 

 Thuya. 

 Tsuga. 

 AA. Broad-leaved evergreens (only Ilex opaca and 

 Rhododendron hardy north), 

 lies opaca. 

 M.agnolia glauca (not fuUy evergreen as far north as 



Magnolia grandiflora. 

 Persea Carolinensis. 

 Primus Caroliniana. 

 Pruniis Liisitanica. 

 Quercus Virginiana. 

 Rhododendron i 



