TREES FOR LONG ISLAND 



DECIDUOUS TREES 



Horse-Chestnut planted by Hicks' tree-mover on the grounds of Mr. James B. Tayior, Jericho, Long Island. The Horse- 



Chestnut belongs to the Maple family, and is easy to transplant 



HORSE-CHESTNUT • ^sculus KCELREUTERIA • Varnish Tree 



Paniculata. A Japanese tree with lemon -yellow 

 flowers in July. It is the only tree to bloom at this time^ 

 and makes an interesting note which can be appropri- 

 ately added to many groups. It is a healthy tree, growing 

 20 to 30 feet high. 



.Xsculus Hippocastamim. This will always be a 

 favorite tree during May, June and early July, when it 

 has the heaviest foliage. In May it is the most beautiful 

 flowering tree. On the north slope of Long Island it 

 usually keeps good foliage, especially on deep soils. On 

 the south slope the foliage may commence to turn brown 

 in July or August, and it should not be depended upon as 

 the principal shade tree. Those so situated, who still 

 want the tree, should plant it in an out-of-sight position, 

 behind other trees where its brown foliage will not remind 

 one of autumn two months ahead. It is a slow-growing 

 tree when young, and therefore should not be depended 

 upon for shade, although it is very dense when fully grown. 



JUDAS • Cercis 



American. C. Canadensis. This 

 little tree has its twigs all covered with 

 magenta-pink, pea- shaped 

 blossoms before the foliage 

 appears in May. It rarely 

 makes a good, straight 

 specimen tree, but can be 

 appropriately used in the 

 borders of woodland or at 

 the back of groups of tall 

 shrubs. In Pennsylvania 

 and southward it is native 

 with the Dogwood, and the 

 two trees blooming together 

 are much admired. They 

 form a wonderfully effective 

 picture just about the time 

 the woods are fiUing with 

 leafage to form background, 

 and even those to whom 

 magenta is very offensive, 

 go into raptures over the 

 beauty of the Judas tree 

 when in full bloom. It has 

 splendid glossy, heart- 

 shaped leaves, and bears 

 interesting brown seed-pods 

 which remain on all winter. 



LARCH . Larix 



European. L. decidua; syn., L. Europoea. This always 

 wins admiration as a forerunner of spring foliage. Its 

 cheerful green lights the landscape first of all, for it comes 

 in foliage about the 20th of April, at least two weeks 

 before the Maples and Horse-Chestnuts, and three or four 



weeks before the Oaks. It 

 . r.t. has a new rival in the Japa- 



nese Poplar. The Larch is. 

 a tall, graceful tree, resem- 

 bling the Spruce tree or 

 Fir, for it belongs to the 

 conifer family, but drops its 

 leaves in winter. It should 

 be planted in the fall or 

 before the middle of April. 



Japanese Golden. 



Pseudo-Larix Koempferi; 

 syn., L. Koempferi. This, 

 resembles the old Cedars of 

 Lebanon,as seen about Eng- 

 lish castles. Its branches 

 arch and spread widely in 

 the same manner. The 

 reason may be that it is sq 

 closely related. The Direc- 

 tor of Kew Gardens men- 

 tioned a tree in Flushing; 

 as being one of the most 

 noteworthy trees he saw 

 when in America. This 

 is perhaps 60 feet high 

 and 40 feet broad, and gives 

 good promise of long life. 

 The name "golden" is given, 

 from the clear yellow tints 

 of its autumn foliage. 



Pair of Silver Lindens on the Jericho Turnpike, opposite 

 the office of the Hicks Nurseries. Their symmetrical, dense 

 outlines are the result of natural growth without pruning. 



