PLATANUS orientalis. European Plane 
Tree. An excellent tree 70 to 80 feet high 
with broad leaves quite resistant to dust and 
smoke, making it fine for street planting. 
Young trees make a quite rapid growth but 
attain a very great age. Makes a superb 
lawn specimen and does well in almost any 
location. Each 
6 to 8 ft.$1 25 
8 to 10 ft. 2 00 
10 to 12 ft. 3 00 
Large sizes, priced on request. 
POPULUS Bolleana. A tall, upright tree 
with whitish leaves. It is somewhat similar 
to but more spreading than the Lombardy 
Poplar. 
Tritoma. See page 36 
SHADE TREES, continued 
Populus nigra italica. Lombardy Poplar. 
A similar tree with loose-growing, ascending 
branches hugging the trunk, making it the 
narrowest tree we have. It will eventually 
reach 60 to 80 feet. Makes a fine screen and 
has many other uses in landscape work. 
P. Simoni. A rapid-growing tree to 35 feet 
that is useful where windbreaks are desired 
in a short time. 
All Poplars: 
8 to 10 ft.$0 trf- 
10 to 12 ft. 1 
12 to 15 ft. JL 50 
15 to 20 ft. 3 50 
QUERCUS alba. White Oak. Among the 
most desirable of our hardwood trees are 
the Oaks. The White Oak grows 70 to 80 
feet high and is a long-lived tree with a 
broad, open head and light green bark. It 
takes on an interesting color in the fall when 
the foliage turns violet-purple, which is held 
well into the winter. Each 
6 to 8 ft.$2 00 
8 to 10 ft. 3 50 
134 to 2-in. cal.. 4 00 
Quercus coccinea. Scarlet Oak. A magnif¬ 
icent, gray-barked tree eventually reaching 
80 feet in height. Its gradually spreading 
branches form a round-topped, rather open 
head. Its bright green leaves are 6 inches 
long, with 7 to 9 lobes, and change to 
brilliant scarlet in the fall, making a lovely 
spot in the autumn landscape. Each 
6 to 8 ft.$1 50 
8 to 10 ft. 2 50 
134 to 134-in. cal. 3 50 
134 2-in. cal. 4 75 
2 to 234 -in. cal. 6 00 
Specimens up to 5-in. cal., priced on 
request. 
Q. cuspidata (Castanopsis cuspidata ). A 
native of Japan which is hardy to Washing¬ 
ton. The foliage is 3 inches long, smooth, 
toothed toward the tip, and gray tomen- 
tose beneath. Each 
6 to 8 ft.$3 00 
8 to 10 ft. 4 00 
Cydonia japonica 
See page 28 
