POTEET, TEXAS 
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The Majestic “Cedrus Deodora” on grounds surrounding the magnificent Otto 
Koehler home in San Antonio, Texas 
SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES 
SUITABLE FOR SHADE AND STREET PLANTING 
Shade Trees are a necessity and comfort as well as an adornment for the Home and Parkways. 
The sun is hot in the South, and Shade Trees add comfort to the home plantings. We make a specialty 
of growing desirable Shade Trees, and offer the vast assortment as listed below. Make your selection 
to fit your requirements. Home sites where trees are planted are most desirable, therefore all new 
home sites should* be planted early. 
Arizona Ash, 30 ft. (Fraxinus velutina) —"Ever¬ 
green Ash.” Clean growth, trunk straight with 
grayish-color smooth bark; dark glossy green fol¬ 
iage. Prices same as Sycamore. 
American Elm, 80 ft. (Ulmus americana) — 
Attractive shade for arid regions; small leaves, 
small weeping branches; picturesque. Prices same 
as Sycamore. 
Chinese Elm, 50 ft. (Ulmus pumila) —Sim¬ 
ilar to American except slower in attaining shaped 
head for shades. Prices same as Sycamore. 
Sycamore, 80 ft. (Platunus orientalis) —Plane 
Tree; deciduous; large tree, large leaves shed 
in the Fall. 
5- 6 ft., NB _____ $ .60 
6- 8 ft., NB _______ .85 
8-10 ft.. NB _______ 1.25 
10-12 ft., NB _.. 1.75 
American Redbud, 30 ft. (Cercis canadensis) — • 
Purplish-red flowers borne along stems before large 
rounded leaves appear in early Spring; very 
striking. 
