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Deciduous Trees 
Varieties which do not retain their foliage during 
the winter 
Alder • Alnus 
A striking and beautiful tree of graceful 
habit; stately and fine for lawn planting. 
Leaves delicate and beautifully cut. Vigorous 
and very hardy. 
Ash • Fraxinus 
European {F. excelsior). Rapid-growing 
tree which attains a considerable height, with 
spreading head. It has gray bark, pinnate 
leaves and black buds. A fine, hardy tree. 
Gold-barked. {F. aurea). Attractive at all 
times, but particularly in winter, on account of 
the yellow bark and twisted branches. 
Beech • Fagus 
Fern-leaved (F. heterophylla). A small tree 
with wavy, graceful, fern-like foliage, delicate- 
ly cut, almost to the midrib. When fully grown 
25 to 35 ft. high. 
Purple-leaved {F. purpurea). A strong and 
vigorous tree of elegant habit, with attractive 
foliage, which changes from crimson to dark 
purplish green. As a lawn tree, it is of striking 
appearance, and useful for contrasting effect. 
40 to 50 feet. 
Rivers' Smooth-leaved Purple. Differs from 
the ordinary Purple Beech in its compact, symmetrical habit of growth, and crimson foliage, 
early in the spring, changing to dark purple in summer. The finest of all purple-leaved trees. 
Weeping {F. syhaiica pcndula). A tree of curious and. picturesque form; remarkably vigorous. 
The long branches are twisted and sweep 
downward, and when in foliage the tree 
is fountain-like. 
Birch • Betula 
Cut-leaved Weeping {B. pcndula lacin- 
iata). A tall, slender tree, which acquires 
with age, a graceful and drooping habit. 
The bark is silvery white, the foliage deli- 
cately cut, and presents a fine, feathery 
appearance. A popular weeping tree. 
European White (B.alba). Very orna- 
mental and especially good for planting 
along water edges. When young, the tree 
has a dark bark and erect growth, but 
changes into a white-bark specimen with 
drooping branches. Very effective in 
landscape planting. 
Purple-leaved (B. foliis purpureis). A 
vigorous grower, with purple leaves ami 
white bark. 20 to 25 feet high when 
fully matured. Like the other members 
of the Birch family, it is a graceful and 
hardy tree, and suitable for the lawn. 
Cut-leaved Weeping Birch 
Weeping Beech 
