TREES OUTSIDE THE GARDEN 



The oak of oaks for seashore planting is the pin 

 oak, Quercus palustris, which grows rapidly, lives 

 long, and throughout its day presents a personality 

 of much beauty. It can always be recognized by its 

 pyramidal form, the pendulous droop of its branches, 

 and its comparatively small leaves with projecting 

 ribs as sharp as pins, which are responsible for its 

 common name. Vividly green throughout the summer, 

 the glory of many an autumn landscape is in part 

 owing to the pin oak, which then becomes almost a 

 solid mass of clear, bright red. Even until December, 

 it is not unusual to see the tree waving some of its 

 ruddy leaves. In marshy places heavy with moisture, 

 it sometimes attains its maximum proportions, as is 

 also true of it when planted in drying ground away from 

 the sea. Perhaps from the pin oak was derived the 

 expression, "hardy as an oak." 



Among the birches and the beeches, there are the 

 weeping forms that are almost without rivals for 

 ornamental lawn planting. The weeping beech espe- 

 cially, though no very generally seen, invariably 

 compels admiration by its grace and the brightness 

 of its summer foliage. Against a winter landscape, 

 its curious framework is none the less inspiring. It 

 is then a host in itself and undoubtedly merits a place 

 on the lawn, perhaps at some distance, from the other 

 trees outside the garden. 



Another weeping tree used increasingly for lawn 

 planting is Weir's cut-leaved maple. At best it reaches 

 a height of thirty-five or forty feet and has the lure 

 of finely cut, beautiful foliage. Like most of the 



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