TREES 



TREES 



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and to furn-isb. sli:ide and shelter. The enjoyment the 



trees i^ive by beautiful tiowers, various foliage, splendid 

 jiutuiuual tints, and ornamental fruit is more iuoidental, 

 tliough of great value and worthy of careful considera- 

 tion. The trees shonUt be selected for planting in ac- 

 cordauee with the natural and intended oharacterof the 

 scenery and nor be takim indiseriminately becau--e they 

 happen to be handy and easy to promre. 



It is essential that the trees sliduld be well adapted 

 to the climate and soil, and in tlii-^ respect a t-areful 

 obstrvarion of the natural tree gruwth of the h.icality 

 will give many good bints. Other eonsi<lerations are the 

 hei£:ht the trees attain, the character of growth, color 

 and eifect of foliage, flowers and fruits, autumnal tints 

 and winter effects. Concerning the general rules which 

 govern the selection of trees for planting and which are 

 principally the same as in herbs and shrubs, much 

 other iuformation may also be found iu the article-^ on 

 LiDid^cape G:ri'df:)iiiiij. Pork. Shnihbt rtj and fferh.^. 



Selections of Trees for Special Purposes.— The follow- 

 ing lists include trees "f prove, 1 hardiue-;s and are not 

 intended tii be conijiU'te but merely suggestive, and 

 chietly for the northeastern states. 



1. Teee? with Snow*Y Floweks. 



A. Bh'ominq in carlii ,<pyt}i'^ Jicfore or with the 



Acer rubvum {X[^. blood-re.lV 



Amelauehier Ciuuuleusis uis. ATliite). 



Cercis Canadensis {Jl<. rosypiukb 



Coruiis tiorida (ris. white, also pink). 



Coi'uus Mas Ids. yellow b 



Magnoli;i Yulan (lis. white). 



Magnolia Soulangeana (tls. white to pur^ileV 



Prunus AHum and other cherries lil^. white). 



Prumis Americana and other plums Uls. AvhiteV 



Pniiius Davidiana tils, piuk, also white, the earliest 



of all Prumisb 

 Pninxis pendiihi {lis. pinkisTi, branches pendulous). 

 Pnmus Pseudocerasus (lis. white to pink). 

 Pyrus baocita and other specie^ (lis. -u-hite to piuk). 

 SaJix (staminate plants with yellow catkins). 



AA. Blooming late in spring al'Ur the leaves. 



JEs'-uln^ Hippoeastanxim and other species (fls. 



Aviiite or red I. 

 Catalpa speciosa i.iis. whiteb 

 Cladrastis tinetoria (lis. white). 

 Cornus Eousa (ds. white). 

 Cratitgiis (Us. white i. 

 Fraxinus th-uus (tls. white). 

 Labumnm Itis. yellow'. 

 !Ma^oha hypolenea ' ds. whiteh 

 PterostjTjix (fis. white). 

 Robinia (fis. white or li^ht pinkb 

 Syi-in»a vulgaris (fls. whire to pnrple). 

 Tamarii parvlflora (piuk <. 



AAA. Blooming in summer awl autumn. 



Aralia Chineusis and spinosa (lis. Aus- and >ept.). 

 Castauea Americana (lis. white; July). 

 Gordonia pubescens (fls. white: Sept., Oet.b 

 Ecelreuteria paniculata (lis. yellow; July, Au^. ). 

 Oxydeudnim arh'irenm (tis. white: July. Au^,) 

 Rht^s seniiabita (ds. wliite: Aug., Sept.). 

 Robinia Xeoraexicana (,ti^. light pink; Aug. b 

 Sophora Japonica (fls. white; Aug.). 

 Syringa Japonica (tis. white; Julyi. 

 Tiimarix O.illifa ("fls. pink: Aug., Sept.. if severely 

 cm back). 



2. Tkees "WITH Showy Fkuits.. 



Acer rubrum iir. bright red in May and Juneh 

 Aihtntlius glandulosa var. eryxhrocarjia \iv. redb 

 Coruus dorida (fr. scarlet). 



Cratiegus coceinea and others (fr. searlft or red). 

 Hippophae rhamnoides (fr. yellow). 

 Dex opaca ( fr. red). 

 Magnolia hypo^e^^ca (fr. scarlet). 

 MagnoUa tripetala (fr. pinki. 



Pyms haecata and allied species (fr. yellow or scar- 

 let). 

 Rhus Cotinus (ample feathery panicles'). 

 Rhus typhina (fr. scarlet). 



Sassafras officinalis (fr. dark bbie with red stems). 

 Sorb\is Americana and Aucuparia (fr. red). 

 Taxus baccata (fr. searlet). 



3. Trff-^ VALUi-r. F. >i; F- h.iaPtE Effects. (See also 

 8'-ctiuu 5, EvEi-;(_;uEE>rs, below.) 



A. Tr(77; colored foliage. 



Aeer Xegundo. var. argenteo - variegatiim ([lie most 



etfeetive vi hardj' variegated trees). 

 Aeer Xe:,nindo, var. aureo marginatum (Ivs. yellow), 

 Aeer p;dtu;itum. var. atrupniTmreum ( Ivs. piiriile) . 

 Aeer plai;inoide'S. var. Keitenbachi (Ivs. IjeeomiiiL' 



dark red hi summer). 

 Acer platanuides, var. Schwedhri (Ivs. bright red iu 



spring). 

 Acer Pseudoplatanus "Worleei (Ivs. yellowisli). 

 Betula alba, var. purpurea (Ivs. yjiu'ple). 

 Fagus sylvatica, var. purjiurea {Ivs. piirple). 



(Ivs. white beneath), 

 aurea (one of the best yellow- 



var. atropurinu'ea (Ivs 

 var. C'lUicordia (Ivs. y 



Populus alba, v 

 Populus deltoiile'^. v;ir 



leaved trees '. 

 Quercus peduneulat;',, 



phshb 

 Quereus peduufulata. 



ish). 



Salix all>a, var. argentea llvs. silvery white). 

 Tilia tomeutosa (h-s. white beneath b 

 L'lmns eampestris, var. argenteo - variegata (1 



whitish). 



AA. IVifJi large, hold foVnige. 



A<-er in-^igue. 



Ai-t-r nia'-rophyllum. 



Aralia I'hiueusis and :^pinosa. 



Asimiua trilolia. 



Catalpa sptriosa. 



Magnolia macrophylla. 



I\Iagnolia tripetala. 



Paulownia imperialis. 



Quercus dentata. 



A A .\ ■ ^y^th small -narrow or finely cut foliage. 



Acer palmatnm, var. dis^eetum. 

 Acer platanoides, var. Lnrbergi. 

 Aeer sacchariuum, var. Wieri. 

 Alnus glutinosa. var. imperiahs. 

 Betula allia (cntdeaved). 

 Ela?agnus angustitVdia. 

 Fagus sylvatica, var. asplenifolia. 

 GleditS'diia triacanthos. 

 Gjminoeladus Canadensis. 

 Hippophat^ rhamnoides. 

 Jnglans regia, var. laciniata. 

 Quercus pedunculata, var. filicifolia. 

 SalLx nigra. 



Sambu'ms nigra, vnr. laciniata, 

 TamarLx Galliea. etc. 

 TLixodiiuxt distichum. 



4. Trees with Brilli-vxt Autoen'al Texts. 



Acer iTibi-um (scarletb 



A'-t-r saeehanmi (scarlet and orange). 



Cnrnus tiorida ■, scarlet I. 



Cere idiphy Hum (yellow and pui-ple). 



Crata-gus (mostly scarlet and oraugeV 



Fraxinus Americana (yellow or violet-purple). 



LiQuiAaml>ar (scarlet). 



Liriodeudron (bright yellow). 



Xyssa sylvatica ( scarlet i. 



Oxydendiaim arboreum. 



Quercus alba (vinous purple). 



Quercus coceinea. palustris (scarlet). 



Rhus (mostly searletb 



Sassafras (orange and scarlet). 



d. 1. p. 



5S). 



EVEK^FvEEN" Tr.EES 



A. Conif:rs \ see also Vi 



Aides. 



Chama'cji'aris. 



Juniperus "\"irginiana. 



Pieea. 



Pinus. 



F-eudotsuga. 



Thuva. 



Tvuga. 



.AA. Broad-leaved evergreens (only Ilex opaca and 

 Rhododendron hai'dy northj . 



Ilex opaca. 



Magnoba glauca ^not fully evergreen as far north as 



it is hardy). 

 Magnolia grandillora. 

 Persea C;irolinensis. 

 Prunus Caroliniana. 

 PniDus Lusitanica. 

 QnerfU'^ Yirginiana. 

 Rhododenilron maximum. 



