32 SHADE TREES FOR NORTH CAROLINA. 



Several of these have large, fleshy fruit and can only be used on central 

 parking strips or where they would not overhang pavements. 



AUTUMN FOLIAGE. 



In addition to the flowers, the foliage of many species assumes in 

 autumn bright hues which renders it attractive. While in individual spec- 

 imens there is occasionally deviation from the usual colors, the following 

 list shows the common autumn coloring : 



Color of Autumn Foliage of Trees. 



COMMON NAME. BOTANICAL NAME. COLOR OF FOLIAGE. 



Maples Acer Shades of red 



and yellow. 



White oak Quercus alba . » Shades of red. 



Red oak Quercus rubra 



Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 



Dogwood Cornus florida 



Tulip poplar; tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera Shades of yellow. 



Black oak Quercus velutina 



Lindens Tilia 



Ashes Fraxinus 



Poplars Populus , 



Hickories Hicoria 



Chestnut Castanea d'entata 



Hop hornbeam Garpinus caroliniana 



Scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Tones of crimson. 



Sweet gum Liquidambar 



Black gum Nyssa sylvatica 



Pin oak Quercus palustris 



Elms Ulmus Dull yellow 



or brown. 



Willow oak Quercus phellos 



Sycamore and plane tree Platanus 



River birch Betula nigra 



OBJECTIONABLE TREES. 

 The Otaheite or paper mulberry is a very objectionable tree, as it is 

 small, short-lived, late in leafing and suckers badly. The cultivation of 

 the Ailanthus has been tried in several towns and it has been found unsat- 

 isfactory, both on account of the odor of the flowers of the male or stami- 

 nate plants, and the abundance of its suckers. Catalpa is objectionable 

 in Localities where attacked by caterpillars. Tilia europea (T. parvi- 

 I'olia, etc.) is too small and short-lived. 



