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OHIO BUCKEYE 
Acer - Maple 
SILVER MAPLE (Acer dasycarpum). Tall, silver-barked 
tree with spreading branches and deeply cut leaves. 
The foliage is glossy green on top, and silvery green 
below. 
WIER CUTLEAF MAPLE (A. dasycarpum wieri). Similar 
to the Silver Maple, but with long, slender, pendulous 
branches, and exquisitely cut foliage. 
AMUR MAPLE (A. ginnala). A small, graceful tree, or 
large shrub, branching to the ground, having glossy 
green foliage in the summer which turns a brilliant red 
in the autumn. 
NORWAY MAPLE (A. platanoides). One of the hand- 
somest of the Maples, growing to a good height, with 
spreading branches and a compact round head. 
SCHWEDLER MAPLE (A. platanoides schwedleri). This 
attractive ‘‘red’’ Maple is still a great favorite. Similar, 
in most respects, to the Norway Maple, but bears 
bright red leaves in the spring, which turn dark green 
later in the summer. 
RED MAPLE (A. rubrum). This handsome tree is called 
the Red Maple because its leaves turn a gorgeous 
scarlet in the fall. The silvery bark is most aitractive 
in contrast to the dark green of the summer leaves. 
SUGAR MAPLE (A. saccharum). Very stately tree and 
most desirable of the Maples. The leaves are dark 
green, assuming the most brilliant shades of scarlet, 
orange and yellow in the autumn. 
Aesculus - Chestnut 
OHIO BUCKEYE (Aesculus glabra). A handsome, medium 
sized tree with spreading branches. The upright clus- 
ters of white candle-like flowers are followed by the 
odd, prickly seed pods of the Chestnut. 
HORSE-CHESTNUT (A. hippocastanum). A tall, stately tree 
with an immense round crown and strong, stiff branches. In 
the spring it has showy, erect clusters of white, candle-like 
flowers. 
Ailanthus - Tree of Heaven 
TREE OF HEAVEN (Ailanthus glandulosa). One of the most 
rapid growing trees, with handsome, large foliage, produc- 
ing a luxuriant, semi-tropical effect. Excellent for city con- 
ditions. 
Betula - Birch 
EUROPEAN WHITE BIRCH (Betula alba). Clean, graceful and 
strong, the snow-white bark gives charm in the winter as 
well as the summer. The foliage is bright green. 
CUTLEAF WEEPING BIRCH (B. alba laciniata). These trees, 
with their elegant, slender, weeping branches, are light and 
airy, and their white bark makes them great favorites. 
CANOE BIRCH (B. papyrifera). This variety forms a large 
tree of upright growth, with large, handsome leaves and 
brilliant white bark. 
Carpinus - Beech 
BLUE BEECH (Carpinus caroliniana). An attractive slow grow- 
ing small tree with metallic, sinewy branches, Compact 
plant with graceful character. 
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