CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO rve.,NILES. CALIFORNIA 
DECIDUOUS WEEPING TREES 
T "'- tr tS 1 tllS daSS ; ,rC chara ctcnzed by the tendency of the branches to droop or even 
grow directly downward. Almost all are beautiful specimen trees, sharply distinguished from 
the preceding class by their habit of growth, which renders them invaluable for making a eon 
trast in large plantings. Varying in size from the diminutive Weeping Cherry to large trees 
like the Weeping Willow, they offer a wtde range for choice. In waterside planting the use of this 
class of trees ts imperative ,f natural landscape effects are to be reproduced. They require little or 
no pruning. 1 ^ 
ACER: Maple 
A. saccharinum wieri. WIER’S CUT-LEAVED 
MAPLE. 75 ft. A rapid-growing, graceful form of 
the Silver Maple with 1 ong. slender, drooping 
branches. Foliage abundant, deeply and delicately 
divided. 
BETULA: Birch 
B. alba p e n d u I a laciniata. CUT-LEAVED 
WEEPING HI KOI I. 75 ft. Very beautiful form of 
European White Birch. The main trunk, with 
snow-white bark, grows straight as an arrow. 
Branches spread but slightly, while the fine, slen¬ 
der shoots hang vertically. The foliage is tine and 
deeply cut. Many consider this the most beautiful 
deciduous tree in cultivation. 
CRATAEGUS: Thorn 
C. monogyna pendula. WEEPING HAWTHORN. 
A pretty, drooping variety of English Hawthorn, 
with slender branches. 
FRAXINUS: Ash 
F. excelsior pendula. EUROPEAN WEEPING 
ASH. Forms large, spreading tree. One of the 
best for arbors and shady seats. 
Pyrus kaido. Flowering Apple “Kaido” 
See page 45 
JUGLANS: Walnut 
J . regia pendula. WEEPING WALNUT. A form 
' \ ,e , English’ Walnut in which the branches 
r.I.T' a,most directly downward. Top grafted on 
ordinary walnut stock, it forms a beautiful Sneci- 
men tiee. Bears edible nuts of very good quality. 
L. vulgare 
A form of 
branches. 
LABURNUM 
pendulum. WEEPING LABURNUM 
common Laburnum with drooping 
PiUKUS: Mulberry 
Mri Hl.'mtv ata n iCa Pendula. TEA’S WEEPING 
.11 LBLRR^ . Graceful and hardy weeping tree 
helld - With ion!: 
slender, willowy branches drooping to the ground. 
POPULUS: Poplar 
P. tremula pendula. WEEPING POPLAR One 
aT St i • Sh ; ,wy , of the top-grafted weeping 
. U ua(1 ls large and graceful, the Hue 
blanches growing to the ground on all sides 
Uorms a natural “summer-house." The large -at- 
kms are borne profusely in the early spring con- 
l6aVeS ' which ilre 'aw and 
P. pendula. JAPANESE WEEPING ROSE- 
K i I " r ? XVK ! iI CHERRY. Top-worked on ordinary 
ciiei i \ stock, this makes as daintv a weeping tree 
as can be imagined. The branches are verv slen¬ 
der and gracefully drooping. The flowers are rose- 
pink. borne all along the branchlets earlv in spring 
before leaves appear. * 
SALIX: Willow 
S. babylonica. WEEPING WILLOW. The com¬ 
mon and well-known Weeping Willow. 
S. babylonica aurea. GOLDEN WEEPING WIL¬ 
LOW- Variety of preceding of identical habit. 
Differs in the intense golden hue of tin* branches, 
making it particularly handsome during the winter. 
S. "Lick's Weeping.” A beautiful weeper. It is 
a cross between the Common Weeping Willow and 
tin* Black California Willow. It has the pendulous 
habit of the former and the large, glossv leaves of 
the latter. 
SORBUS: Mountain Ash 
S. aucuparia pendula. WEEPING MOUNTAIN 
ASH. Always top grafted. Limbs grow almost 
directly downward, giving tree a unique appear¬ 
ance. Fine lawn tree. 
ULMUS: Elm 
U. scabra pendula. CAMPERDOWN ELM. Al¬ 
ways top grafted. Limbs grow outward and' 
downward, giving the trees a remarkably pictur¬ 
esque aspect. 
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