Cole’s Shade Trees 
Shade Trees are among Nature’s greatest gifts to mankind. Planted near the house they 
break the burning rays of the summer sun and make the house comfortably habitable. Planted 
farther away they furnish an airy and shady place to sit during the heat of the day. 
They furnish a home for the birds and squirrels, and during the gray days of winter what is 
more soul-satisfying than a great bare tree with its promise of the coming spring? There are 
trees for every situation in the following list. 
The size immediately following the description indicates the approximate height at maturity 
Silver Maple 
Acer dasycarpum 
A very fast-growing tree, round to oval in 
outline, with finely cut leaves, silvery under¬ 
neath, which turn in fall to a beautiful, clear 
yellow coloring often brightened with brilliant 
red. The Silver Maple is not particular as to 
soil conditions and will thrive in moist or wet 
locations. 60 ft. 
Each Each 
6 to 8 ft.$0 75 
8 to 10 ft. 1 00 
10 to 12 ft.$1 50 
12 to 14 ft. 2 25 
Norway Maple 
Acer platanoides 
One of the most beautiful shade trees for 
street or ornamental planting. The tree is large, 
globular in outline, with heavy, glossy, deep 
green foliage. Growth is extremely hardy and 
medium fast. 50 ft. 
Each Each 
6 to 8 ft.$1 50 
8 to 10 ft. 1 90 
10 to 12 ft.$2 25 
Purple Norway Maple 
Acer platanoides schwedleri 
A purple-leaved form of Norway Maple which 
makes a brilliant showing in the spring with its 
bright reddish purple leaves. During the summer 
and fall the color of the leaves is a pleasing com¬ 
bination of bronze, purple, and green. 50 ft. 
Each Each 
6 to 8 ft.$2 00 
8 to 10 ft. 2 50 
10 to 12 ft.$3 50 
Sugar or Rock Maple 
Acer saccharum 
The Sugar Maple is the hardwooded, long- 
lived, and extremely hardy tree from which is 
obtained the maple sugar of commerce. It is 
native to the woods of our northern states where 
it is usually found growing in the more upland 
locations. Being grand and upright in growth 
and tall and symmetrical in form, it is one of the 
most widely used trees for street and ornamental 
planting. The leaves turn to a rich scarlet and 
yellow coloring in the fall. 60 ft. 
Each Each 
6 to 8 ft.$1 50 
8 to 10 ft. 1 90 
10 to 12 ft.$2 25 
American Beech 
Fagus americana 
Native to our woods, the Beech usually found 
growing along with the sugar maple. It is a 
large, handsome tree with wide-spreading limbs. 
The bark is light gray and the leaves a rich, 
glossy green. 60 ft. 
Each Each 
2 to 3 ft.$1 90 
3 to 4 ft. 2 50 
4 to 6 ft. 
$3 50 
European Horsechestnut 
Msculus hippocastanum 
The European Horsechestnut would be worth 
planting for its straight, sturdy growth and 
handsome deep green foliage alone, but when in 
bloom the tree is studded with magnificent spikes 
of sweetly scented, cream-colored flowers, which 
against the splendid background of the large, 
compound, heavy deep green leaves present a 
spectacle of bloom in spring that is a joy to 
behold. Very similar to Ohio Buckeye. 40 ft. 
Each Each 
4 to 6 ft.$1 50 
6 to 8 ft. 2 25 
8 to 10 ft.$3 50 
Red Horsechestnut 
AEsculus carnea 
Identical with above in every respect, but with 
most striking and lovely red flowers. This is 
very distinctive, worthwhile and scarce, there 
being only a few trees in existence in North 
America. A true aristocrat. 35 ft. 
E Es.ch 
3 to 4 ft.$3 00 | 4 to 5 ft.S4 00 
Western Catalpa • Catalpa speciosa 
A hardwood tree of medium size, upright in 
growth, with spreading branches laden in late 
spring with huge clusters of fragrant, cream- 
colored flowers hanging among the large, heart- 
shaped, clear green leaves to present a complete 
picture of sylvan beauty. Western Catalpa is 
always hardy and will grow in poor soil or dry 
locations. The long, slender seed-pods which 
appear in the fall are sometimes called “Indian 
Cigars.” 35 ft. Each Each 
6 to 8 ft.SO 90 
8 to 10 ft. 1 25 
10 to 12 ft. 
75 
Tulip Tree 
Liriodendron tulipifera 
The Tulip Tree is straight, clean, fast-growing, 
compact, and exceptionally hardy. Its bright 
orange, tulip-like flowers, nestled among the 
large green leaves, cover the entire tree in spring. 
The leaves are large, flat, kite-shaped, almost 
solid in outline, and of a cool, clear green, form¬ 
ing dense shade. The Tulip Tree is one of our 
best shade and ornamental trees. 60 ft. 
Each E ach 
6 to 8 ft.SI 50 
8 to 10 ft. 2 00 
10 to 12 ft.S2 75 
River Birch • Betula nigra 
A typical Birch with bark varying in color from 
white and light yellow to a deep cherry-red. It 
is one of the hardiest and thriftiest of all the 
Birches and quite resistant to the Birch borer 
which has practically destroyed the Birches in 
many sections. For planting in groups near 
water, River Birch has no equal. 
h op n h o p n 
5 to 6 ft.$1 75 I 6 to 8 ft.S2 50 
COLE’S SHADE TREES HAVE ALL BEEN ROOT-PRUNED 
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