CHAPTER II. 
DECIDUOUS TREES. 
American Elm. Ulmus americana. (White Elm, 
Water Elm) — The most beautiful tree that grows. A 
hardy, rapid growing tree, excellent for street and parking 
planting. Two types are found here—the common vase 
type which branches 15 to 25 feet from the ground into a 
majestic broad-spreading top; and the spreading type 
which branches low with a broad flat top often with con¬ 
torted twisted branches. Height 80 feet. (See frontis¬ 
piece for illustration.) 
Honey Locust. Gleditsia triacanthos .—A native tree 
with fine pinnate leaves, and generally with stout sharp 
thorns on the trunks and larger branches. Resists drought 
and is suitable for dry and sandy soils. Should not be 
confused with the Yellow or Black Locust which is not 
desirable. There is a thornless variety of Honey Locust 
which is recently becoming quite popular. An excellent 
shade tree. Height 80 feet. 
Pin Oak. Qaerciis palustris. — A beautiful symmetri¬ 
cal tree with the upper branches starting at right angles 
to the trunk, and with thin, delicate, deeply-cut leaves. Of 
all the Oaks the Pin Oak is the easiest to transplant. The 
foliage turns a beautiful deep red in the Fall and persists 
into the Winter. Height 60 feet. 
♦Deciduous: Trees which lose their leaves in Winter. 
♦In these descriptions the height indicated is the average 
height that such a tree will attain when mature. 
