Trees of Omaha 



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Ulmus scabra Mill. Camperdown Elm. 



Height 12 feet. Diameter 3 inches. Native to 

 Europe. 

 Vihitrnitin pninifolium Linn. Nanny Berry. 



Small. Native to the United States. 



The Omaha Park Commission does considerable planting 

 in the parks and on the boulevards. For this purpose a nur- 

 sery is maintained at Elmwood Park. There are also several 

 thrifty plantations in the different parks which are mentioned 

 below : 



To determine the most numerous as well as the most suit- 

 able shade trees, an accurate count was made of the species 

 of street trees on 80 blocks in four different sections of the 

 city. Taking these figures as a basis a rough percentage was 

 made of the different species occurring as shade trees in the 

 city. 

 Maple. (Acer saccharinum) 42 per cent. 



Best spacing 20 feet to 30 feet. City li is planted 

 soft maple on the 19th Street boulevard with a spacing 

 of 30 feet. 

 Elm (Vlmus americana) 15 per cent. 



Spacing 20 to 30 feet. 

 Box Elder (Acer negundo) 9 per cent. 



A great number of these were found in the north- 

 western part of the city where it is not as well settled. 



