AM A WALK TREES 
Amawalk was established over thirty years ago for the pur¬ 
pose of producing the finest large-sized ornamental trees 
that can be grown. It has since developed into the largest 
big tree nursery in the world. 
Location 
The location for the Nursery was most carefully selected 
with regard to soils, exposures and shipping facilities. 
Soils and Exposures 
Amawalk has over 1000 acres of the most fertile land in the 
hills of Westchester County, thirty miles north of New 
York City. On our hills we have light, dry soils and ex¬ 
posed situations, and in the low lands, rich, heavy ground 
and sheltered locations. Owing to these exposures and soils 
we are able to grow each kind of tree under the conditions 
most favorable to its development. 
Climate Produces Hardy Growth 
A more severe winter climate prevails at Amawalk than in 
New York City, due to an altitude of four hundred to one 
thousand feet, thereby producing a hardier growth in our 
trees than would otherwise be possible. We grow only 
those varieties of trees which we have proved to be abso¬ 
lutely hardy. 
Scientific Development of Trees 
The most scientific methods are used in the development of 
Amawalk trees. They are continuously cultivated, top- 
pruned, root-pruned and transplanted. Every tree listed 
in our catalogue has been growing at Amawalk for from 
ten to twenty-five years, during which time it has been 
many times transplanted in order to obtain the fibrous root 
development necessary to withstand its final transplanting 
with the least possible setback. 
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