30 WAYNESBORO NURSERIES, WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA 
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Hardy Shade and Ornamental Trees 
Their Stately Beauty Will Add Dignity and Comfort 
to Tour Home Grounds 
We grow Shade Trees in great quanti¬ 
ties and are prepared to fill large orders— 
for city streets and parks—as well as any 
order for trees for home grounds and city 
lots. In planting the home grounds it is 
little wonder that the first thought is usu¬ 
ally about trees. They are the first essen¬ 
tial, as the comfort derived from their 
shade and protection alone makes them a 
necessity. And, at the same time, the in¬ 
trinsic beauty of the tree gives it a value 
everyone appreciates. The home with 
beautiful trees is always the most charm¬ 
ing and the most valuable possession. 
ASH (Fraxinus) 
American White Ash (Fraxinus amer- 
icana). One of the easiest shade trees 
to grow, and one of our best selling va¬ 
rieties for homes. Easily transplanted 
and a good grower. Large spreading, of 
fairly rapid growth and not often at¬ 
tacked by pests. Very hardy. 
European Mountain-ash (Sorbus au- 
cuparia) . A charming ornamental tree, 
small, bluish green leaves, gray bark. 
Flowers freely with creamy white flow¬ 
ers in flat clusters, followed by bright 
scarlet orange berries which endure for 
months. Used as a specimen or accent 
in borders. 
BEECH (Fagus) 
American Beech (Fagus americana). 
A majestic, large tree of extreme hardi¬ 
ness, with smooth, gray bark and a 
broad, compact, round-topped head, 
leaves oblong-ovate, coarsely serrate, 
dark green, turning bright yellow in 
Autumn. 
BIRCH (Betula) 
Cutleaved Weeping Birch (Betula 
pendula gracilis). Usually rare in 
Eastern sections, but we now have a 
large and fine stock. An extremely 
graceful variety with pendulous 
branches and finely divided leaves. 
White bark. A splendid specimen plant. 
European White Birch (Betula alba). 
A beautiful tree with white bark and 
with spreading and pendulous branches. 
Leaves deep green in Summer with 
tones of yellow in the Autumn. 
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Yellow Birch (Betula lutea). One of 
the finest forest trees of the Northern 
states. Silver gray or faint orange bark, 
leaves hairy on the under side turning 
to an amazing burst of brilliant gold 
in the Fall. 
CATALPA 
Catalpa bungei (Umbrella Catalpa). 
The familiar and ever favorite Catalpa 
tree. Grown in large quantities. Grafted 
on stems 4 to 6 ft. high, it makes an 
umbrella-shaped top without pruning. 
ELM (Ulmus) 
American Elm (Ulmus americana). 
The most magnificent tree in America, 
growing 80 to 100 ft. high, with droop¬ 
ing, spreading branches. 
Chinese Elm (Ulmus pumila). Grace¬ 
ful as a Birch, rapid growing as the 
Poplar. Beautiful as the Maple. Re¬ 
cently introduced by the U. S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture and pronounced 
by the Department in Yearbook of 
1926: “As a shade, windbreak, and 
avenue tree, the Chinese Elm has proved 
to be the most successful introduction 
of this kind thus far attempted. A 
rapid grower, with slender, almost wiry 
branches. It is one of the first trees to 
leaf out in the Spring, and the last to 
shed its foliage in the Fall. Throughout 
the long season the leaves remain a 
beautiful green and are remarkably free 
from the usual plant diseases and insect 
injuries so common in many of the 
other Elms.” 
FLOWERING CRABS (Malus) 
Up until the past few years too little 
attention has been given Flowering Crabs. 
They, however, are now coming into their 
own and are finding prominent places in 
city parks, cemeteries, large and small 
estates, and are especially useful in road¬ 
side plantings along with Dogwoods, 
Redbuds, Flowering Cherries and other 
small flowering trees. 
Bechtels Crab (Malus ioensis plena). 
15 to 18 ft. Possibly the best known 
Crab. Pink, fragrant, double, roselike 
flowers. Blooms late. 
Eli Crab (Malus Eli). New. Red bloom; 
red fruit. Even the leaf buds and new 
leaves are of a purplish red. We con¬ 
sider this new Crab one of the most 
valuable small, ornamental trees we 
offer. 15 to 18 ft. 
Chinese Elm Tree (Ulmus pumila) 
Three years after transplanting a mere switch. 
Little Miss Binford Chew enjoys its shade 
Japanese Flowering Crab (Malus 
floribunda). 12 to 15 ft. Bright pink 
buds and white open flowers which 
make a pleasing contrast. Small yellow 
fruit turning to red when ripe, very 
much enjoyed by birds. 
Native Sweet Crab (Malus coronaria). 
Late pink buds and single, large, light 
pink blossoms appearing after most 
other varieties have disappeared. Al¬ 
ways misses late frosts. Very fragrant. 
Parkman Crab (Malus parkmani). 
Semi-double, bright rose flowers nod¬ 
ding on long, thin stems. Makes an 
odd-shaped tree but is most effective 
when used in groups with other varieties. 
Sargent Crab (Malus sargenti). 8 to 
9 ft. An interesting shrubby habit 
makes this a most useful shrub or little 
tree for a small place. Hard to decide 
whether it is most attractive when 
blanketed with sparkling white flowers 
or when the myriad glittering red ber¬ 
ries like fruits are strung along the 
spreading branches and they defy zero 
weather. 
HOW TO PRUNE AND 
PLANT TREES 
With shade trees having a heavy top, at least one- 
third of the top should be removed. Prune branches 
at points indicated by black lines (see illustration). 
Prune to avoid crowding branches. Cut out some of 
the small branches, shorten back the side branches, 
but do not cut off the leader or main stem. Try to 
get well developed head, strong leader and branches 
at wide, not close angles. Cut off all broken roots. 
HOW TO PLANT TREES 
To insure successful results the ground should 
be well prepared before planting, enriching the soil 
removed, if necessary, with well decayed manure 
which should be well mixed. The hole should be 
dug at least 2 feet wider than the diameter of spread 
of roots of the tree. Plant the tree about 1 inch 
deeper than it stood in the nursery as indicated by 
the soil line on the stem. The roots should be spread 
out in a natural way, filling in with fine soil, and the 
soil pressed to the roots very firmly with the feet. 
Wrong 
Hole too 
small, roots 
crowded. 
Right 
Hole large, 
roots spread 
out. 
Lombardy Poplar (See page 31) 
