ORNAMENTAL AND WEEPING TREES 
There is a place for every tree and a tree for every 
place. Who does not feel a peculiar sentiment for some 
old tree—perhaps it is “back home.'' Perhaps some 
loved one planted it. Perhaps it commemorates some 
event. 
A tree that has attained some height is a beautiful 
thing—majestic, graceful, inspiring. Ask any man who 
has a good tree in his yard what he would take for it. 
The value of a tree cannot be estimated in cold dollars, 
nor even in sentiment. 
Have you paused to consider the individuality of 
trees—their characteristics, their habits, their various 
aspects in winter as well as summer, and the many 
needs they supply? To consider them as among the 
most noble and interesting works of the Creator? Did 
you ever study the trees in winter and note their beauty 
then? That is the time to really learn to love a tree, 
when the leaves are off and you can see it in its every 
detail. “God takes a hundred years to make a tree: He 
makes a squash in six months,” So said some great 
man. That need not discourage anyone from growing 
trees, because very fine results may be obtained in a 
very few years; but it should incite us to cherish such 
trees as we have, and plant others as opportunity offers! 
Low, rambling houses should have a tall tree or two 
nearby for emphasis. Large massive houses should be 
flanked by large trees—but they should be along the 
borders. Trees give shade; they enhance the beauty of 
any place by adding tone and charm and an air of per¬ 
manency. They increase the value of any home and are 
therefore a good investment. We should plant trees, 
love them, protect them. 
In the list will be found trees suitable for every pur¬ 
pose. The height to which they will grow is mentioned, 
also the special features. 
Althea Tree Form. See Hardy Ornamental Shrub 
Section. 
Ash, American. Ultimate height, 40 to 80 feet. 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. Its seed wings, 
one to two inches long, hang in loose clusters from 
slender stems. Is long-lived, does not need pruning. 
Requires good soil and moisture. 
Basswood. See Linden. 
Bechtel’s Crab. See Crab, Flowering. 
Birch 
Canoe or Paper. A beautiful and graceful tree, grow¬ 
ing to a height of forty to seventy feet. The wood is 
light, hard, close grained; the bark is very tough and 
durable, snow white on the outside, easily removed 
and separable in paperlike sheets. Foliage dark green 
and smooth above, dull beneath, turning yellow in 
autumn. Quite open in growth. Suitable as a lawn 
tree, in a border line, or with other trees. Furnishes 
winter food for birds. Tennyson called it “most 
beautiful of forest trees, the Lady of the Woods.” It 
is quite immune from the bronze birch borer. Hardy, 
cheerful and graceful in winter, beautiful in summer 
or winter. Suitable for unprotected spots, also does 
well in sandy soils. Should grow naturally and not be 
trimmed up high from the ground. 
Cut Leaved Weeping. Grows thirty to forty feet in 
height. White bark, drooping branches, finely cut 
foliage, giving it a fountain-like effect. Like all the 
birches, dainty and neat. In form and color valuable 
for winter aspect. Weeping trees should be planted 
sparingly in the lawn—one here and there for con¬ 
trastive effect. This is one of the best for the purpose, 
as it is large and conspicuous. May be used in tree 
groups for the same purpose. It is a very beautiful 
tree. Furnishes winter food for birds. 
White. A most attractive small slender tree, growing 
twenty to thirty feet in height. Its bark is chalky- 
white and thin, marked with blackish dots and lines. 
The branches are blackish in color, in very young 
trees the bark may be light reddish brown. Has 
smooth, shiny foliage. Will grow in poor soil, fur¬ 
nishes winter food for birds. 
Box Elder. See Maple, Ash-leaved. 
Catalpa Speciosa or Western Catalpa. Grows to a 
height of forty feet. Very hardy, very rapid in 
growth. Has large, fragrant flowers with brown spots 
in July, very large leaves turning yellow in the fall. 
An ornamental tree, fine for lawns, or to border drive¬ 
ways and private parkways and avenues. Is valued 
commercially also, its timber being used for poles, 
posts and railroad ties. 
^^ATALPA BTJNGEI—Ideal when planted in pair!4 
