White Birch Trees Used Effectively by our Landscape Department in the Garden of 
Dr. and Mrs. Otto Koenig, Palo Alto (Photograph taken six months after planting) 
ROEDING'S QUALITY 
DECIDUOUS SHADE TREES 
Deciduous trees are those that drop their leaves in 
winter. As a class they are the most rapid-growing 
trees and are easily transplanted in winter. They are 
well suited for planting as shade or avenue trees as 
they give shade only in summer and admit desired sun¬ 
light during winter. 
ACER . . . Maple 
Acer dasycarpum. (Silver Maple) A 
beautiful and fast-growing tree; bark 
light colored; foliage deeply lobed and 
variable. Pine for street planting. Bare 
root, 8 to 10 ft., $1.25 
A. negundo variegata. (Silver Leaf Box 
Elder) Small tree with finely cut foliage 
heavily marked with white. Very dainty 
and graceful in appearance. Bare root, 
5 to 6 ft., $1.00. 
A. palmatum. (Japanese Maple) Small 
trees, handsome on account of their 
graceful habit, elegant foliage and rich 
color. In early spring they are reddish- 
bronze gradually changing to dark green 
A SPLENDID STREET TREE 
English Cork Bark Maple. This 
little maple is unusually fine for 
street planting. The trunk is 
straight, slender and smooth, 
though bark on small branches is 
corrugated and cork-like. Leaves 
are small and deeply lobed. It nat¬ 
urally forms a round, compact head 
much like a small plane tree. Since 
its rate of growth is moderate it 
will not outgrow its location and 
may be planted in narrow parking 
strips. Bare root, 10 to 12 ft., $1.25; 
8 to 10 ft., $1.00. 
with bronze tints as the season ad¬ 
vances. Should be given a partially 
shaded location if possible. In tubs, 3 
to 4 ft., $3.50; gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
A. palmatum dissectum. (Lace Leaf 
Japanese Maple) Small, drooping tree 
with heavily cut, fern-like foliage, re¬ 
maining red during most of the spring 
and summer. Balled, IV 2 to 2 ft., $3.50. 
A. xUatanoides. (Norway Maple). Large, 
round-headed tree with heavy, dark foli¬ 
age. Fine for almost any situation. Bare 
root, 8 to 10 ft., $1.25. 
A. platanoides schwedleri. (Purple-leaf 
Maple) The most beautiful of the large 
maples. Buds are brilliant orange; 
young foliage coppery and mature 
leaves deeply stained with purple. Bare 
root, 6 to 8 ft., $1.50. 
A. rubrum. (Scarlet Maple) Valuable 
for street and park planting; foliage 
fine lobed, turning to bright scarlet in 
autumn. Bare root, 8 to 10 ft., $1.50. 
AESCULUS 
Aesculus hippocastanum carnea. (Red 
Flowered Horse Chestnut) A beautiful 
tree and very rare. Long spikes of 
EUROPEAN WHITE BIRCH 
Equally beautiful in winter and in summer 
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