TREES 



TREES 



1843 



2. Trees wilh i^niiniieufaJ Floivers. — In making the 

 following gi-(.>nping, iirrangf d aoconling to rt-Iative 

 hardiness, it has been impossible to give yu'erise in- 

 formation as to tlie exaot degree of frost-toleranee of 

 the several spe<'ies. as we can find l»ut nieager pnblished 

 data on the subject. 



A. Sii.^c-:ptihle to Ji<ilit frost. 



The foHowinLT wonhl preibably suecumi) to a tempera- 

 ture of lib"' Fahr. : 



EncalyptiTi calophylla, 

 Eucalyptus TiL-ifoUa. 

 J;ic;ir;inda ovalilVilia. 



AA. Sifsceptihh' t" Titavj /"ro,s7. 

 The following are not likely to stmul a temperature of 

 20^ Fahr. Some of them may succumb at '27v^ Fahr., 

 particularly while youug: 



Acacia Baileyana, Bursaria splnosa, 



Acacia (.■yauopliylla. Eucalj'ptus L-tTiuita, 



Acacia elata, Eucab'ptus rorymbosa, 



Acacia falcata. Eucalyptus pol.vantheuia, 



Acacia loiigit'olia. Eucalyptus sideroxylon, var. 



Acacia mollissima, pal lens. 



Acacia rieriitolia, Hyuienosponini rlnvuni, 



Acacia pendula, Pittosporum und\datum. 

 Acacia salicina. etc. 



AAA. Rnrdij. 



A(\acia pycnantlia, 



-.E.-iimlus carnea, 



^SL'ulus Hippocastanum, 



Albizzia Julibrbssin. 



Catalpa bignouioides, 



Catalpa ovata, 



Catalpa speciosa, 



Cereis Canadensis, 



Cercis Siliquastrum, 



Cratpegus moUis. 



Crataegus monogj'na {\"ars 



^Magnolia Soulangeana, 

 JMagnolia stellata, 

 Pauiowuia imperialis, 

 Pvunus Armeniaca I double- 



tld.). 

 Prunus cerasifera, \"ar, atro- 



purpurea, 

 Primus Jai'ouii.'a, 

 Prunus Persica (white - tld., 



double red-tid., dark -lid., 



etcl, 



Pauli, punicea, alba plena, Prunii^ spinosa (double-fld.) , 



etc.), Pyrus Hallian;i. 



Kcelreuteria pauicnlata, Pyrus loensisi Bechtel's double 

 Labumum vulgare, crab), 



Liriodendron Tulipifera. Roluuia hispida, 



Magnolia acuminata, Robinia Pseudacacia, 



Magnolia granditlora. Sopliora Japonica, 



Magnolia Kobus, Sorbus Aucuparia. 



.']. Trees with Colore'} Foliage. 



A. Glaueons. 

 B. Susceptible to frost c-^O^ Fahr. enid perhaps less). 



Acacia Baileyana, Eiicalypt\is polyautliema, 



Acacia dealbata. Eucalyptus Risdoni, 



Acacia glaiu'escens, Ein'ab'ptus sideroxylon. var. 



Acacia salicina, pallens. 



Erythea arniata. Leuoadendron argenteum, 

 Eucalyptus 'Tlobnlns(pollarded Phi"enix dactylifera. 



to produce suckers), TVashingtonia Sonorie. 



EB. Hae'lij. 



Cedrus Atlantica, var. glauca, Picea pungens, var. i,dauca. 

 Cednis Den.lara, var. glauca, Seqiioi.'i semiiervireus, v;ir. 

 Picea pungens. var. ccemlea, glauca. 



AA. Purple or hronre. 

 E. Si'sceptible to 25° Fahr. 

 Ricinus Camljodgensis. Riciuus communis, var. Gib- 



souii. 



BB. Har'hj. 



Acer platanoides, var. Eeiren- Fagus sylvatica, var. purpurea 



baclii, F;i^"t'rii, 



Acer platanoides, var. Sehwed- Prunns t-erasifera, var, ;ttru- 



leri, purpurea, 



Betula alba, var. atropurpurea, Prunus Persica var. 

 Fagus sylvatica, var. purpurea, 



4. ^ide -spreading Trees for Shade, ^tosfhj n-ifh 

 I^-'unded Outline. — It frequently happens that the 

 owner of a garden desires a wide-spreading tree in the 

 back or one comer of his domain, under which to 

 swing a hammock on a hot day; such trees are also 

 useful in the school vard, affording welcome shade in 

 ^hieb. the children can eat their lunch. 



A. Deciduous, all hardy. 

 B. Growth rapid or iH'-diiiui. 

 C. Suekers likely to he trouhlesonie. 

 Popnlns alba. Ulmus Anierii-ana, 



Robinia Pseudacacia, Ulmus ra'-emosa. 



Vr. Siickrr.s unt t rOUhh-RnHif . 



D. J\'>qitiri)i(/ (I yreat deal I'f u-ater. 

 SalixBabyluuiL-a. 



DD. I\cc[ui ri}i(; not murh ivairr. 



Acer macrophyllum, Ai,t s;ircbariouiii. 



Acfr Negundo, Artu- saceliannum, var. 



Acer Neguudo, var. <_'alil'orni- Wieri, 



cum, Carya (di\-a*fnTiiiis. 



Acer platan<ndes, Fraxinus Aiiipririuia, 



Acer platanoides, var. Reiten- Fraxiiuis velutina, 



bachi, Quevcus Inbata, 



Acer platanoides. var. Scbwed- Qnorcns pedunculata, 



Icri, l^lnius campestris. 

 Acer Pseudo-plut;iiius, 



BB. CroH-tii sn))i,.'ichaf slow. 



Acer campestre, Platanus orieutalis, 



jEscuIu.s carne;i, Quercus coccini"',i, 



.^si-ulus HiiU'OiMstaiuim, Quercus Ki^lloggii, 



Carpiuua Betulus, Quercu.s bibjita, 



Castanea sativa. Quercus marrfirarpa, 



Fagus sylvatica, var. purpurea, Quercus rubra, 



Juglans Sielioldiana, Sophora Japonica, 



Liriodendron Tnlipil'cra, Tilia Americana, 



Melia Azedarach, \ar. um- Tilia Europ;ea. 



braculiformis, Ulmus campestris. 



AA. Fr,:njr-i u . 

 B. Growth ra/'id: trees snsceptihh' to ..'■'>-' Fahr 

 Acacia luollissinia. 



BB. Grairth sonieadiaf slow: trees hard'/. 

 Arbutus Menziesii, Pinus Pinea. 



Ficus C.'irica, Quercus agrib)Ua, 



Olea Europa'a, ychinus ilollc, 



5. Ornamental Trees affording but Litth- Shade. 

 A. Outline oblong or nearly coluni nar. 

 B. Deciduous. 

 Populus nigra, var. Italica. 



BB. Evergreen . 

 Cupressus sempervirens, 

 Cuijressns sempervirens, var. fastigiata, 

 Juuiperus communis, var. Hibernica, 

 Taxus baccata, var. fastigiata, 



AA. Oufliu'' e-'uieal or spiral, usu<illy pni)ited. 

 E. Conili'nr, trith inn.sily narrow leaves. 

 C. Deeidunus: hardy. 

 Larix decidua, 

 Larix leptolepis. 

 Taxodiuni disticlium. 



i?(;. F r>riirien . 

 Susceptible to seven' frost [proha hi y obout ?iP Fah r.) . 

 Agatbis rol.iusta, Araucaria Cunniugliamii, 



Araucaria Bidwillii. Araucaria exceNa. 



Araucaria Braziliana. Ar;iucaria imbricata, 



Araucaria Cookii, Pinus Canariensis, 



DD. Hardy . 

 Abies balsamea. Picea exi-elsa, 



Abies Ccpbali'uica. Picea nigra, var. Doumetti, 



Abies concolor, Picea pnlita, 



Abies nobilis, Picea pungens, 



Abies Nordmauniana, Pinus Laricin, v;ir. Austri- 



Abie-s Pinsapo, aca. 



Cedrus Atlantica. Pinus coutorTa. 



Cedrus Deoilara. Pinus Cnulteri, 



Cedrus Liliaui, Pinus deusitiora, 



Cepbalotaxus dmpacea, Pinus monopbylla, 



Cepbalotaxus Fortunei, Pinus Pinaster, 



Cbamjecjiiaris Lawsonian;i, Pinus radiata, 

 Cryptomeria Japonica. Pinus Sablniana, 



Cryptomeria Japonica, var. Pinus sylvestris, 



elegans, Podocarpus Totara, 



Cunuinghamia Sinensis, Pseudotsuga Douglasii, 



Cuiu-cssus Goveui;ina, Sciadopitys verticillata. 



Ouiiressus niacrocarp;i, .Sequoia gigantea, 



Cupressu:^- niacrocar[.>a, var. -Sequoia sempervirens, 



Guadalupensis. Taxus baccata, 



Libocedrus Cbilensis, Thuja gigantea, 



Libocedrus deciurens. Thuja orieutalis, 



Picea Ajaneusis, Thujopsis dolabrata, 



Picea alli.'i, Torreya Californica, 



Picea Eugelmauni, Torreya nucifera. 



BB. Foliage hraad. 

 0. Deciduous: hardy. 



Betula alba. Ginkgo biloba, 



Betula lent a, Quercus Cerris 



Betula lutea, Quercus nigra, 



Betula papyrifera, Sorbus Aucuparia. 

 Betula populifolia. 



