14 Better Shade Trees 
Jay State Nurseries 
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BETULA—The Birches 
Colorful Bark—Graceful 
Branching and Dainty Trees 
This is a small family of trees with a grace and charm all its own. 
Mostly used as lawn specimens or in effective positions upon the 
grounds; they are also splendid mingled with other varieties in an 
open woodland, and the light'barked kinds are beautiful grouped at 
the edge of a thicket or forest. 
The Birches are among the groups that transplant with greatest 
difficulty. While we exercise every care in handling them, we sell 
them at the purchaser’s risk. Careful watering after planting usually 
helps them to succeed. 
fBetula alba. European White Birch. 50 ft. (Mr.) A tall, graceful 
tree with spraylike branches and snow-white bark that is effective 
in winter. It assumes an elegant, drooping habit. 
Each 10 
8 to 10 ft.$3.00 $27.00 
B. lutea. Yellow Birch. 60 ft. (Lr.) Bark is light orange. A densely 
branched tree with foliage that is a blaze of golden yellow in the 
autumn. Each 10 Each 10 
10 to 12 ft. .. .$3.00 $27.50 14 to 16 ft. ... $5.00 $45.00 
12 to 14 ft. ... 4.00 35.00 
B. nigra. River Birch. 90 ft. (Lr.) This moisture-loving, graceful tree 
has slender, very numerous branches. It is remarkable for its torn, 
ragged bark which is reddish brown or silvery gray on the younger 
branches and separates into numerous thin, papery flakes. 
Each 10 
12 to 14 ft.$3.00 $27.00 
B. papyrifera. Canoe Birch. 70 ft. (Lr.) When young, the stem is 
dark brown, which causes many people to question the variety, but 
as it develops, the trunk becomes white, with a loose graceful head 
and large handsome leaves. Each 10 
8 to 10 ft.$4.00 $37.50 
B. pendula gracilis. Cutleaf Weeping Birch. 50 ft. (Mm.) An unus¬ 
ually graceful, drooping tree, particularly adapted to lawns. The fo¬ 
liage is deeply cut and the bark silvery white at maturity. (Color 
illustration on page 20.) 
Each 10 Each 10 
6 to 8 ft.$3.00 $27.00 10 to 12.ft. . . . $5.00 $45.00 
8 to 10 ft. 4.00 37.50 
B. populifolia. Gray Birch. 40 ft. (Mr.) A slender tree with smooth, 
grayish white bark and glossy leaves. It is a rapid grower. 
Each 10 Each 
8 to 10 ft. .. .$2.50 $22.50 6 to 8 ft. clumps, B&PB $ 7.50 
10 to 12 ft. ... 3.00 27.50 8 to 10 ft. clumps, B^B 10.00 
CARPINUS - Hornbeam 
Carpinus betulus. European Hornbeam. 25 ft. (M.) A rare European 
tree. Excellent for high hedges or screens. Leaves remain until 
late winter. Can be sheared to any desired shape. Each 10 
8 to 10 ft., B^B.$10.00 $95.00 
10 to 12 ft., B^B. 12.00 110.00 
12 to 14 ft., BgsPB. 15.00 140.00 
16 to 20 ft.. B£^B. 20.00 180.00 
C. caroliniana. American Hornbeam. 30 ft. (M.) Small, densely foli- 
aged tree with tough, wiry branches. Does well in neglected places 
and endures drought. Foliage colors beautifully. 
Each 10 Each 10 
3 to 4 ft., B6?B .$3.00 $27.50 6 to 8 ft., B^B $6.00 $55.00 
4 to 5 ft., B^B . 4.00 35.00 8 to 10 ft., B6?B 8.00 75.00 
5 to 6 ft., B^B . 5.00 45.00 10 to 12 ft., BEs’B 10.00 90.00 
CAT ALP A - Indian Bean 
Useful trees with very large leaves and extremely handsome flow¬ 
ers. They grow rapidly and quickly, making a grateful shade. Well 
adapted to avenue planting, and the first variety named is highly 
popular for certain formal efi^ects. 
Catalpa bignonioides nana (bungei). Umbrella Catalpa. (Dm.) A 
species from China that has large, glossy foliage on a bare trunk 
about 6 feet high. 
Each 10 
2-yr. heads.$2.75 $25.00 
C. speciosa. Western Catalpa. (Lr.) This tall hardy variety is well 
adapted to forest and ornamental planting. White flowers in giant 
clusters in June. 
Each 10 
8 to 10 ft. .. .$2.00 $17.50 
10 to 12 ft. . . . 3.00 27.00 
CERCIDIPHYLLUM 
Cercidiphyllum japonlcum. Katsura Tree. 50 ft. (Mr.) A hardy orna¬ 
mental tree of pyramidal form that has been little known but 
is gradually becoming appreciated. It has heart-shaped, unpointed 
leaves, pink when unfolding; rich medium green in summer and 
brilliant shades of red in fall. An excellent screen tree in restricted 
areas; superior for this purpose to Poplars and Willows, but slower 
growing. Each 10 Each 10 
6 to 8 ft., B^B $6.00 $55.00 10 to 12 ft., B^B $10.00 $95.00 
StolOft., B^B 7.50 70.00 12 to 14 ft., B^B 12.50 115.00 
At the prices here given, all deciduous trees are dug bare-rooted, 
unless otherwise denoted by the letters “B&B”. If other trees are 
wanted B&B, we shall be glad to quote for that service. 
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