Flowering Dogwood 

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Fringe Tree 

Sour or Black Gum 
Nursery Grown Native Trees 
Flowering Dogwood 
The Dogwood is the showiest and most dramatic 
as well as probably the most popular and beautiful 
of all the American trees. Low, round-headed 
when given a chance to spread, seldom growing to 
a height of more than 40 feet with a trunk greater 
than a foot in diameter. I+ prefers well-drained, 
fertile soil as it blossoms more profusely in the 
open, and transplants readily at almost any size. 
The large, beautiul, white flowers of spring are fol- 
lowed by rich green, round foliage which turns 
brilliant scarlet in the autumn. The fruit colors 
bright red usually before the leaves turn and is 
an attractive food for many birds. It grows nat- 
urally from central New York to northern Florida 
and westward to eastern Texas and eastern lowa. 
Elm, White 
High, gracefully spreading head, interlaced 
branches and "Y" crotches make the crown of the 
Elm unmistakable when silhouetted on the horizon. 
The American or White Elm is one of our most 
graceful and most beloved trees. It frequently 
attains a height of 100 to 125 feet and has a huge 
rough-barked trunk, 6 to 10 feet in diameter; its 
branches divide in an unusual vase-like form. Grows 
fairly rapidly when planted 6 to 10 feet in height. 
It is found from northern Maine, southward through 
a large part of Florida and Texas, and westward 
to the western border of Montana and Wyoming. 
Its natural habitats are rich bottom lands and 
stream banks. 
Fringe Tree 
This most beautiful tree is frequently considered 
a shrub as it seldom grows more than 30 feet in 
height and usually with a divided trunk. Because 
of its masses of white blossoms it has several com- 
mon names: Old Man's Beard, Grandfather's Beard, 
and Snow Flower Tree. I+ prefers the rich soil of 
stream banks and transplants readily. 
Gum, Sour or Black 
This handsome tree with its irregular, pagodae- 
shaped crown, rises often to a height of 100 feet 
with a trunk 3 to 4 feet in diameter. It naturally 
prefers swamps and rich lowlands but will grow 
anywhere in company with Red Maple and most of 
the trees which like deep, fertile soil. It is diffi- 
cult to transplant unless moved when comparatively 
young. 

Flowering Dogwood 
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White Elm 

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Sour Gum 
