McKay Nursery Company 
McKAY’S Stately Shade Trees 
The value of shade trees is appreciated universally. They 
occupy a position of major importance in every landscape plan. 
Shade trees as an essential permanent investment should be 
selected with the utmost care. For greatest permanency, choose 
the hardwood types, although they grow somewhat more slowly. 
Of course the faster growing soft wood varieties, too, are very 
desirable and useful, and find a distinct place in every landscaping. 
They may be used more liberally, interspersed among the hard' 
wood varieties. 
Brief Suggestions to Planters 
Each variety is described from the standpoint of its habits. 
As to height, we have adopted the following broad classification, 
which will give a fair idea of the comparative size of varieties 
listed: 
Lg. Trees usually attaining a height of fifty feet or more at 
maturity. 
Med. Trees usually less than fifty feet and more than twenty- 
five feet at maturity. 
Sm. Trees commonly less than twenty-five feet at maturity. 
Street or Avenue Trees. American Elm, Grafted Elms, Sugar, 
Soft and Norway Maples, White Ash, American Linden or Bass- 
wood. 
Lawn and Park Trees. White and Cut'Leaf Birch, Schwedler’s 
Purple Maple, Norway Maple, Catalpa, Flowering Crabs, Flow- 
ering Thorns, Elm, and Teas’ Weeping Mulberry. 
Trees That Thrive in Moist Locations. American Elm, Amer- 
ican Lindens, White Ash, Poplars, Willows, and Box Elders. 
Ash - Fraxinus 
Ash, White (Americana). Lg. A tree of most graceful shape 
and habit. Fine for street, lawn, grove and park. Spreading 
in growth. Bark of trunk a clean light gray, foliage attractive, 
turning to gold and purple in autumn. It is long lived, does 
not need pruning. Requires good soil and moisture. 
Birch - Betula 
American White Birch (Populifolia). Med. A small or medium 
sized, graceful tree. Thrives well in even poor and dry soils. 
The bark is a grayish white. Rapid grower. 
Paper or Canoe Birch. The brilliant white bark is wonderfully 
effective, particularly in winter and when planted against ever- 
greens. 50 to 60 ft. 
Weeping Cut-Leaf Birch (Pendula laciniata). Med. This mag' 
nificent tree is, without question, the most popular and the 
most planted of all pendulous or so'called weeping trees. It is 
a tall, slender tree, yet with vigorous growth. It has an erect 
central trunk, somewhat pyramidal in shape, with graceful, 
drooping branches and white bark on all the old wood. Has 
beautiful laciniated foliage. 
Butternut; Walnut - Juglans 
This species furnishes us two of our grandest, native ornamental 
trees. In congenial soils they are very valuable tree for all kinds 
of lawn, park or street planting. They have a characteristic foliage 
not found in any other species and a delightful effect is produced 
wherever used. 
Butternut, White Walnut (Cinerea). Lg. Very much resembles the 
Black Walnut. It is a moistureffoving tree and succeeds best on 
low, rich soils. A broad, open top tree, with light green, com¬ 
pound foliage and gray bark. 
Black Walnut (Nigra). Lg. Like the Butternut, it prefers damp 
soil. It, however, is a satisfactory tree on lighter soils though 
slower in growth. It makes a uniform street tree and is also a 
very fine shade tree. 
Catalpa 
Speciosa (Western). Med. to Lg. A handsome, large-foliaged tree; 
fine for lawn or landscape planting. Its fine racemes of creamy 
white flowers in early summer are a distinguishing feature, and 
its heavy crop of long, pendent “beans” in autumn is unique. 
Bungei (Globe-Headed Catalpa). A rapid growing tree with a 
globe-headed mass of large, heart-shaped, deep green leaves 
lying like shingles on a roof, always making a symmetrical head; 
excellent for formal effects; not hardy in Wisconsin. Commonly 
called “Umbrella Tree”. 
Crab, Flowering - Pyrus 
Bechtel’s Double Flowering. (Ioensis). Ultimate height, 10 to 
15 ft. A very beautiful small tree, good in the lawn or in coarse 
shrubbery. Has double pink flowers in May, resembling small 
roses, borne in great quantities. Has fragrance similar to carna¬ 
tion. Blooms when quite young. 
Dolgo. A new crab apple that gives you a happy combination of 
good fruit with a shapely tree, beautiful in flower and fruit. The 
fiery red clusters of fruit are a handsome sight. Apple trees are 
commonly planted back in the garden or orchard. You can put 
the Dolgo on the lawn in groups or singly and you will find it 
one of the most pleasing features in all of the planting. 
Hopa. A new red-flowered crab. Blossoms when very young. Has 
beautiful dark reddish colored bark and 
foliage; covered with beautiful flowers in 
May. Height about 15 ft. Very hardy. 
Floribunda (Japanese Flowering Crab). 
Literally covered with single rose-colored 
flowers in early spring, followed by yel¬ 
low fruit. 10-15 ft. 
VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD 
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WIS. 
P. O. Milwaukee, Wis. 
McKay Nursery Company 
Madison, Wis. 
Gentlemen: 
The Village of Shorewood has purchased 
from your Company several thousand Grafted 
Elm trees and some quantity of shrubs during 
the past few years and have had very gratifying 
results with the material which you furnished. 
The uniformity of your grade and the thrifty 
and healthy condition of trees and shrubs sup¬ 
plied have been appreciated and the percentage 
of loss in transplanting has been very small. 
Whenever we are in the market for nursery 
stock of any description we will certainly sub¬ 
mit our requirements to your Company for 
quotations. 
Very trulv vours, 
H. A. SCHMITT, 
Village Manager-Purchasing Agent. 
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