LOCUST — Gleditsia 
Honey Locust. Height 50 feet. A thorny tree with pinnate leaves. 
Fragrant white flowers in May. Hardy. Succeeds on almost any kind 
of soil. 
MAPLE — Acer 
Some of the finest American trees are found in this group. 
Ash-Leaf (Box Elder). Height 40 to 60 feet. Rapid grower, green 
foliage. Spreading head. 
Ginnala (Tartarian). Height 10 to 15 feet. Perfectly hardy. Shrub- 
by in habit. Leaves are small, beautifully cut and in the autumn assume 
brilliant hues of red and scarlet. 
Norway. Height 60 to 70 feet. Large handsome tree with broad, 
deep green, shining foliage. Desirable for street, park and lawns. 
Schwedler’s. Height 30 to 50 feet. Attractive tree with well rounded 
head. Leaves large, purple and bright red when young, changing to 
bronze green. In autumn they are red and brown. 
Soft (Silver. Dasycarpum). Height 80 to 90 feet. Rapid grower. 
Foliage deeply cut, five lobed. Bright green above and silvery white 
underneath. 
Sugar (Rock or Hard. Saccharum). Height 70 to 80 feet. Well 
known native tree, valuable for production of sugar and wood. Its 
stately form makes it desirable as an ornamental shade tree. 
Wier’s Cut Leaf. Height 70 to 80 feet. A beautiful variety with 
delicately cut leaves and graceful drooping branches. Vigorous grower. 
OAK — Quercus 
Burr. Height 30 to 40 feet. Probably the most prevalent Oak in 
Minnesota and certainly one of the most hardy. Like all other Oaks, 
it colors up beautifully in the fall and is an attractive ornamental tree 
wherever you put it. . 
Scarlet (Coccinea). Height 75 to 90 feet. Most striking autumn 
colors. Tall, stately grower, deeply cut leaves. 
White. Height 70 to 80 feet. A rugged Oak of slow growth making 
a large, magnificent tree. 
POPLAR — Populus 
Bolle’s Silver Poplar (Bolleana). Height 30 to 40 feet. A very 
compact, upright grower with foliage glossy green above and silver 
underneath. It has a Maple-like leat. 
Carolina (Norway). Height 75 to 100 feet. Rapid grower, large 
leaves. A well known and popular variety. 
Lombardy. Height 40 to 50 feet. Well known tree of narrow, up- 
right growth with light green, small leaves. Very rapid grower. 
Northwest. Height 60 to 80 feet. A Poplar which originated in 
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