TREES 



QTJERCUS coccinea. Scarlet Oak. This and the Black Oak constitute the bulk of Long 

 Island forests; they make the color that you admire. They are the species which 

 smile with^ glossy, drought-resisting foliage through the^ longest drouth. They are 

 species which spread over some of the old farmhouses in the Scrub Oak and Pine 

 Barren countries, giving a faint hint of the possible landscape beauty there might be 

 if the land were not frequently swept by fire. They are the species which on the W. 

 Bayard Cutting Estate, Great River, Long Island, spread out into great, noble, dig- 

 nified old trees resembling the English parks. 



Height Each Per 10 Height Each Per 10 



lft $0.50 $3.50 8 ft $6.00 $50.00 



4ft 2.00 15.00 10 ft. 1^-2 in. diam 10.00 80.00 



6 ft 4.00 35.00 



O- ilicifolia. Scrub Oak. The Scrub Oak is usually 3 ft. high before it is burned 

 again. It covers tens of thousands of acres of Long Island and makes a big, round 

 shrub, 10 ft. high. You can plant these little seedlings or plant the seeds. For 

 the best cover and shrub foliage for sandy ground use with them what Nature would 

 use, Bayberry, Sweet Fern, Bearberry, some of the legumes as Baptisia and Desmo- 

 dium. 



6-12 in. high 15c. each, $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100 



O- marilandica. Black Jack Oak and Q. Stella ta. Post Oak. Out on the plains 

 east of Hicksville and on the beach, you may have noted dark, old trees the shape 

 of a mushroom that can stand the wind and fire; leathery green foliage like green 

 enameled leather. If they were used on the sandy subsoils, people would learn what 

 drought resistance means and how to have a cheerful landscape in the driest situations. 

 It is the ability to stand the dryness of being without shelter of other trees that 

 make these able to hold their own on the open plains. The fire resistant bark is 

 also a factor. 



Height Diam. Each Per 10 Height Spread Each Per 10 



4 ft $1.00 $9.00 10 ft. 3-4 ft $10.00 $80.00 



6. ft. 3.50 30.00 12 ft. 4-5 ft 20.00 180.00 



8 ft. 2 in 6.00 50.00 



O- palustris. Pin Oak. Is a tall, graceful, rapidly growing tree with ovate outline 

 like the Linden. This tree you want to consider for street tree, big shade tree, or 

 group of big shade trees near the house; for low-branched trees to shut out the street; 

 beautiful trees to decorate the park and distant landscape; for a pleached alley arch- 

 ing path. For a tall screen where you think of Lombardy Poplars, you can keep them 

 trimmed as narrow, as Poplars or trim them fan-shape if you wish. We have grown 

 them in the best possible way, moving them apart and moving them apart to give 

 them plenty of room to spread. You will enjoy picking them out. People have been 

 coming to our place for years and picking the biggest and best Pin Oaks. Fortunately 

 our enthusiasm for Oaks started aplenty and they are still here. < If you have a big 

 plantation to make, mix them in freely with the Pines, Maples, Birch and Dogwood; 

 use little trees for they will come along rapidly. For village improvement societies 

 considering good street trees, Pin Oak cannot be disregarded. If a real estate sub- 

 division wishes to lift itself out of the ordinary to make people ask why this is such 

 a pretty street and want to buy a lot, plant it with Pin Oaks. In fact, it would be a 

 profitable investment to plant a few on vacant lots. The most value of these Oaks 

 are their time-saving qualities. We have done the long waiting and the trees are 

 16-20 ft. high, 6-20 ft. broad. You are not buying diameter, but wide, cool umbrellas 

 of shade. Order in early December and plant all Winter. (See also page 2.) 



Height Diam. Spread Each Per 10 Height Diam. Spread Each Per 10 



10 ft. 1*4 in. 3-4 ft $3.50 $30.00 14-18 ft. 3^ in. 6-10 ft. . . . $20*00 $180.00 



10-14 ft. 2 in. 4-6 ft 5.00 45.00 14-18 ft. 3^ in. if dug, with 



12-14 ft. 2y 2 in. 4-6 ft 8.00 70.00 ball 30.00 250.00 



14-18 ft. 3 in. 6-8 ft 15.00 120.00 16-20 ft. 4 in. 8-12 ft. ... 40.00 375.00 



HrCKS NURSERIES, WESTBURY, LONG ISLAND' 

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