Ornamental Trees 
B. F. BARR NURSERIES 
Ba rr’s Shade and Ornamental Trees 
Does your home stand out in the bare sun, without background and unframed? 
Shade trees will make a wonderful transformation and give comforting shade as well. 
Plant a tree—one with a future preferably. It pays to buy the larger sizes for 
immediate effect—you have no waiting to realize results. 
Acer —THE MAPLES 
Maples are widely used for street and lawn planting, being one of the best shade 
trees known. Their great popularity is evidence of their reliability. 
The NORWAY MAPLE is generally recognized 
as one of the best medium-sized trees for street 
planting or for single lawn specimens. 
A. platanoides, 50-75 ft. Norway Maple 
Handsome, round-headed tree with broad, 
smooth, deep green leaves, holding color till 
late in Fall. Most popular tree for city 
planting. 
6- 8 ft_$ 1.50 
8-10 ft., 1 -114 in. cal._ 2.00 
8-10 ft., 114-1% in. cal._ 2.50 
10-12 ft., IV 2-2 in. cal._ 3.00 
12-14 ft., 3 -3% in. cal._ 7.50 
14-16 ft., 3%-4 in. cal._ 9.00 
14-16 ft., 4 - 41/2 in. cal._10.00 
16-18 ft., 4%-5 in. cal._12.00 
16-18 ft., 5 -5V 2 in. cal.___15.00 
18-20 ft., 5!4-6 in. cal._18.00 
A. p. schwedleri, 30-40 ft. 
Schwedler Purple Maple 
Leaves a deep purple in Spring, changing 
to dark green. 
8-10 ft. _$ 3.00 
12-14 ft., 2 V 2-3 in. cal._ 7.50 
12-14 ft., 3 -3% in. cal._ 9.00 
14-16 ft., 3V 2 -4 in. cal._10.00 
14-16 ft., 4 - 41/2 in. cal. __11.00 
16-18 ft., 4%-5 in. cal._12.50 
18-20 ft., 5 -6 in. cal._ 16.00-20.00 
A. rubrum, 40-60 ft. Red Maple 
Dense round head. Green-leaved, turning 
gorgeous scarlet in Autumn. Do not con¬ 
fuse with Bloodleaf Japanese Maple. 
10-12 ft., IV 2-2 in. cal._$ 3.50 
12-14 ft., 2 -2V 2 in. cal._ 5.00 
12-14 ft., 2%-3 in. cal._ 7.00 
Figures following names indicate ap¬ 
proximate height these varieties attain. 
“Cal.” means thickness of trunk. 
A. saccharinum wieri, 50 ft. Wier Maple 
Graceful, half-drooping habit; delicately cut 
leaves 
12-14 ft., 2 -2% in. cal._$ 4.50 
A. saccharum, 40-60 ft. Sugar Maple 
Upright and dense in growth; large leaves, 
assuming beautiful yellow or scarlet in fall 
making it a most brilliant spectacle. We 
consider this one of the very best shade 
trees available. 
8-10 ft. _$ 2.00 
10-12 
ft., 
IV4-IV2 
in. 
cal. 
_ 2.50 
12-14 
ft., 
l%-2 
in. 
cal. 
_ ___ 3.00 
12-14 
ft., 
2 -2V 2 
in. 
cal. 
4.00 
12-14 
ft., 
21/2-3 
in. 
cal. 
_ 5.00 
14-16 
ft., 
3 -4 
in. 
cal._ 
_ 7.00 
16-18 
ft., 
4 -5 
in. 
cal. 
_12.00-15.00 
A. palmatum —JAPANESE MAPLE 
Beautiful low growing trees or shrubs. 
Attractive as single specimens on the lawn 
or in masses. Will grow and retain color 
best in full sun. 
A. p. atropurpureum, 10-15 ft. 
Bloodleaf Japanese Maple 
Leaves star-shaped, blood red in spring; in 
autumn assuming striking tints of red. 
IV 2-2 ft., B. & B._$ 1.75 
2- 21/s ft., B. & B._ 2.75 
21 / 2-3 ft., B. & B._ 4.50 
3 - 31/2 ft., B. & B._ 5.50 
31 / 2-4 ft., B. & B._ 7.00 
4 - 41/2 ft., B. & B._ 8.00 
41 / 2-5 ft., B. & B._10.00 
A. p. dissectum , 4-6 ft. 
Cutleaf Japanese Maple 
Finely cut leaves, assuming striking tints 
of red in Autumn. Dwarf, spreading habit; 
pendulous branches. 
3-4 ft., B. & B._$ 7.00 
Betula —BIRCH 
B. alba , 40-50 ft. European White Birch 
Highly colored, silvery-white bark; small, 
triangular leaves; pyramidal in form. 
8-10 ft., B. & B._$ 4.00 
B. a. laciniata s 30-40 ft. 
Cut Leaf Weeping Birch 
Silvery-white bark, drooping branches and 
finely cut, bright foliage. Official Mother’s 
Tree of America. 
6-8 ft. 
Barr’s “Will Grow” Trees Are Better Rooted Because Regularly Root-Pruned 
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$ 2.75 
