TREES FOR LONG ISLAND 



DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 



A mass planting of tall deciduous shrubs against the 

 porte-cochere with a border of Deutzia gracilis. The white 

 flowers in the distance are the Japanese Snowball. 



HARDY ORANGE 



[Citrus trifoliata 



This is a true Orange, having globular yellow fruit, 

 very sour and nearly filled with seeds. It makes a shrub 

 10 feet high, which is beautiful both when in flower and 

 in autumn with its green bark and golden "golf-balls." 

 South of here it is good for hedge purposes and makes 

 a thickly interlacing mass of needle-tipped thorns almost 

 impenetrable to the smallest animals. 



BEACH PLUM • Prunus maritimus 



On the high, sterile hills and on the beach, this shrub is 

 native. It grows lo feet high and equally broad. It 

 has healthy, glossy foliage and small edible plums. It 

 is valuable for seashore planting, and should edge groups of 

 trees and shrubs on the sand-dunes. With it can be planted 

 Wild Cherry, Privet, Black Oak, Pitch Pine, and other 

 salt-resisting plants. 



PHOTINIA 



Villosa. A large shrub, bearing a profusion of white 

 flowers in May and loose clusters of bright red berries in 

 autumn. It is valuable both for its flower and fruit. 



PRIVET • Ligustrum 



California. L. ovalifolium. This is the most popular 

 and the cheapest hedge-plant. The leaves are dark, 

 glossy green. It is the only hedge-plant some think of, 

 and they do not realize that anything else can be used. 

 It will grow under a great variety of conditions, existing 

 even in the dense shade of Maple and other trees. We are 

 often asked as to what will make a screen in such situa- 

 tions, and we recommend that a reserve supply of Privet 

 and other vigorous shrubs be kept in another part of the 

 grounds and exchanged every year or two for those that 

 are weak from shade and competition. 



The best way to plant a Privet hedge is to dig a trench 

 a foot wide and a foot deep, and place the plants i foot 

 apart. By putting them 6 inches deeper than they were 

 in the nursery, there will be several twigs coming out of 

 the ground rather than a single stem, and there will not 

 be a three-cornered vacancy between the plants. You will 

 get the best hedge by cutting the plants back to 6 inches; 

 therefore, it makes little difierence whether you buy 

 plants ij^ feet high or 3 feet high. Planting two rows 6 

 inches apart is frequently recommended, but it takes 

 twice as many plants, which we think unnecessary. Three 

 inches of manure may be put in the bottom of the trench 

 and mixed in the soil before planting. A similar amount 

 should be put on after the roots are covered. 



Trim the hedge narrow on the top and wide at the 

 bottom. Checking the growth at the top causes the sap 

 to force out the lower branches. Many persons trim the 

 hedge broad, with a flat top. This sometimes permits 

 openings to remain at the base unless the hedge is growing 

 very vigorously. 



The fact that California Privet winter-kills on parts 

 of Long Island is forgotten because of its quick renewal 

 from the base. Winter-killing occurs at long intervals, 

 and is most serious on young plants that have made a 

 soft late growth in the nursery. The winter-killing is not 

 serious near the ocean. 



Ibota. L. Ihota. This resembles the California Privet 

 in its upright, vigorous growth, but the foliage is not quite 

 so large as that of the California. The foliage and bark 

 are lighter in color, and the plant never winter-kills. 

 This makes it useful for planting on the mainland north 

 of New York. 



Prostrate. L. Ihota, var. Regelianum. A variety of 

 Ibota of exceptional value for shrub planting. Its branches 

 extend horizontally, in the same manner as the Japanese 

 Barberry; therefore its lower branches come close to the 

 ground, and yet it will grow to be 6 feet high. It makes a 

 good border to other shrubs. 



J. 



Beach Plum at Huntington Harbor. In exposed situations it spreads out close to the ground and holds the drifting sand 



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