Southern swamp, and the Overcup Oak {Quercus lyrata) of 
similar situations. The Willow Cak has very small leaves; 
otherwise, it resembles our Shingle Oak in all its char- 
acters It would be an excellent lawn tree, but of ques- 
tionable value along the street. The Overcup Oak has the 
growth habit of our Swamp White Oak. It appears to be 
perfectly winter-hardy near St. Louis. But it tends to 
produce long branches which sweep the ground. It is 
therefore a suitable lawn tree and would be satisfactory 
in a parkway. Both the leaves and the acorn cup are dis- 
tinct and should be quite an addition to the list of 
trees available to the serious gardener. 
OSAGE-ORANGE 
Few trees have been planted so extensively as tne 
Osage-Orange a'aclura pomifera) . Portions of the old 
"hedge" fences can be seen on many Middle Western farms 
today, where they are often the best and sometimes the 
only game cover left on the farms. Unlike most o^.^^^^ 
shade trees it originally had a very limited distribution 
- it was found only in the Red River Valley of north- 
eastern Texas; but it has proven its adaptability oy 
doing very well hundreds of miles from its home, ini^ 
tree can be used on the street, the lawn and certainly 
the wood lot; it grows quite rapidly and -yjevelo^ a^^^ 
trunk over two feet in diameter in fifty years, i 
seems never to rot and 'thus the tree is never damaged oy 
poor pruning - the smaller branches are armed ^^th stou 
spines and this too tends to keep the -wood butcher 
away. The tree should be used much '"O^^^^^^^^"' ;„„ard 
though the heavy fruits constitute something ot an 
This and the fact that caterpillars relish the ^^^^J^ ^^ 
are the only objectionable features to the gene 
a tree which does not break in storms and never decays. 
PAGODA TREE . .^ g^own 
Pagoda Trees {Sopfiora Japonica) ^^^^ ^^ JL^ ^ith 
from seed; they begin to flower ^'^^" ^^jl'/each succeed- 
the result that they become more attract! ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ 
ing year. The tree produces ^^^"^^/^^^^rmost branches 
most effective as a specimen when the lower ^^ ^^^^.^ 
touch the ground. In our territory, tne i^ ^^^._ 
active until late fall, making the tree aim ^.^^^^ 
evergreen. The flowers begin to open aboux 
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