TOLLESON NURSERIES 

TREES For Shade and Beauty 
WHERE TO PLANT YOUR TREES 
HE front yard should be open and inviting. There should be 
an illusion of spaciousness which can be created by simple 
planting, and the proper selection and spacing of the lawn 
or parking trees. If the house is low or the front lawn plot 
limited, it is advisable to select varieties of trees which will 
not become extremely large in time, or varieties which can, by cor- 
rective trimming, be kept from growing too tall. Generally, front 
lawn trees should be spaced rather far apart to frame the house 
rather than obliterate it from view. Occasionally, there are excep- 
tions to this rule. These exceptions occur when it is advisable to 
plant trees for the purpose of accentuating certain features of the 
house. 
The way to call attention to one feature is to subordinate another. 
For example, if you wish to call attention to the part of the house 
to the right of the entrance door for some architectural reason, you 
may subordinate the left side by planting before it a tree which 
will partially conceal the left side from view. If there is a wing of 
the house which seems too prominent, it can be ‘‘pushed back’’ by 
the proper placement of a tree which will partly blot it from sight. 
The trees to be planted in other parts of the yard should be con- 
sidered with their relation to the appearance of the house from the 
street and from the front yard area. Aside from the purpose of 
shade, there should be trees back of the house to serve as a back- 
ground for it. Without the trees as a background, the picture of 
the house from the street usually lacks depth, and the house does 
not seem entirely to be in harmony with its setting. 
Except for parking and alley screen planting, it is almost always 
advisable to avoid straight lines in tree placement. Group planting 
or irregular placing of trees makes for a more natural effect. On 
larger estates the planting of groups of trees of one variety is to be 
recommended. 
One of the more important considerations in the placing of trees 
is that of shade. A little investigation on a sunny day is very help- 
ful in determining the location of trees. It is easy then to tell just 
where the shadows fall. In fact, you could even figure out roughly 
by ratio and proportion how much shaded area you would have as 
the result of planting a tree of any given height and spread. 
Shade and Ornamental Trees 
ASH, GREEN —Especially valuable for planting in high altitudes 
and dry cold climates. 
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BIRCH, CUT LEAF WEEPING (Betula Laciniata)—-A beautiful 
white barked tree with long slender drooping branches and fern- 
like leaves. Plant as specimens, preferably between the house and 
some evergreens, so that you get the full winter effect. 
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