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Basswood. The timber of this tree has no special value except 

 for fuel until such time as the trees are large enough to be made 

 iuto lumber. It is then in demand where a light, stiff material is 

 required as in the manufacture of trunks, etc. 



Silver Maple. This is also known as white maple and soft 

 maple. Its only timber use for the farmer is for fuel. It should 

 not be planted singly as it is easily broken by the winds. It 

 is very ornamental and holds its foliage well. Its chief use is 

 as a shelter and nurse tree. 



White Willow. This tree grows rapidly and makes a large 

 amount of fuel in a few years. When well seasoned it makes 

 a post that is fairly durable. Its hardiness and the ease with 

 iwhich it is started makes it one of the most valuable of trees 

 for prairie planting. 



Golden Russian Willow. Has much the same habit as the 

 white willow but grows faster, at least when young. Is more es- 

 pecially suited for hedges and shelter belts. 



Box Elder. A quick growing, short lived tree. The timber 

 has no value except for fuel. Its chief value is as a nurse tree 

 and for lawn and street planting?. Unless the top is kept thinned 

 out it becomes scraggy and makes a poor growth. With heavy 

 pruning from the time it is a young tree it grows into a symmetri- 

 cal tree that makes a dense shade. 



Burr Oak. This is the only native oak. Its timber is valu- 

 able for many purposes, but its growth is too slow to make it 

 a profitable tree for planting. 



White Poplar. A native tree growing in dense groves along 

 the streams and in the northern part of the state. Grows rapidly 

 for the first fifteen years. Will produce as high as ninety cords 

 of wood per acre with eighteen years growth. As it springs up 

 thickly from suckers it reproduces itself without planting. On 

 this account it is probably one of the best fuel trees that can 

 be grown. 



HacTcberry. A native tree having something of the character 

 of the elm to which it is botanically related . While not attaining 

 [the size of the elm it is in some respects a better tree growing 

 more symmetrically and thus requiring less attention. It is rather 

 better adapted for lawn and street planting than for timber 

 plantation though it succeeds well there. 





