20 CHAMPION NURSERIES, PERRY, OHIO 
TREES FOR SHADE 
Silver or Soft Maple 
MAPLES 
ACER DASYCARPUM. (Silver or Soft Maple). A hardy 
rapid growing native tree of beautiful proportions. 
Its rapid growth and large size is valuable for quick 
shade. Its leaves are good sized light green above 
and silvery beneath, turning to a light red and bronze 
in autumn. It produces shade quicker than any other 
variety. 6-8 ft. $1.25; 8-10 ft. $1.75; 10-12 ft. $2.25 
ACER DASYCARPUM WIERI. (Wier’s Cut - Leaf 
Maple). A _ silver maple with beautiful dissected 
foliage. A rapid grower with its long graceful 
branches often touching the ground. This tree de- 
velops into a lawn specimen of such beauty that it 
is in great demand. 6-8 ft. $1.25; 8-10 ft. $2.00. 
ACER PLATANOIDES. (Norway Maple). A _ ftarge 
tree with dark dense green foliage. It develops into 
a formal round head and produces very dense shade. 
A very slow grower but one is well repaid for wait- 
ing. 8-10 ft. $2.25; 114-114 in. $3.00. 
ACER RUBRUM. (Red Maple). A very valuable tree 
for street or park planting. Very attractive at every 
season for its excellent habit. Bright red flowers in 
early spring and the foliage turns to a bright orange 
in the autumn. 5-6 ft. $1.50; 6-8 ft. $2.00. 
ACER SCHWEDLERI. The purple leaved Norway. !ts 
dark leaves attract attention at all times but are 
unusually fine in spring, when their unusual color 
contrasts beautifully with the green of other trees. 
In autumn they gradually turn to a golden yellow. 
8-10 ft. $3.00. 
ACER SACCHARUM. (Sugar Maple). This is a great 
spreading tree symmetrical and of grand proportions. 
Very long lived and does well in most soils except 
when wet and soggy. It roots very deep allowing 
grass to grow underneath. Its rich green leaves turn 
to a scarlet and yellow in the autumn. 8-10 ft. $2.00; 
10-12 ft. $3.00. 


AILANTHUS 
GLANDULOSA. (Tree of Heaven). An extremely rapid 
grower with brilliant green palm-like leaves. Thrives ex- 
ceptionally well in city lots where it is exposed to gas 
and smoke, and in soil where other trees will not thrive. 
6-8 ft. $1.25; 112 in. $2.50. 
BIRCH 
BETULA ALBA LACINATA. (Cut Leaf Weeping Birch). 
The bark is similar to the white birch in color. The tree 
is tall and slender, but a vigorous grower with graceful 
and weeping habit, together with the cut leaf foliage 
presents such beauty as has never been seen before in 
a single tree. Wonderfui lawn specimen, often planted 
in a row to edge the drive. 6-8 ft. $1.75; 8-10 ft. $2.25. 
MAIDENHAIR TREE 
GINGKO BILOBA, (Salisburia). An elegant ornamental 
shade tree that is prized for its fern-like foliage. Its 
angular shape and long slender limbs are unique. Im- 
ported from southeastern Asia. 5-6 ft. $2.50; 6-8 ft. 
$3.00. 
SWEETGUM 
LIQUIDAMBER STYRACEFLUA. (Sweet Gum). A beauti- 
ful pyramidal tree of very symmetrical habit with maple 
like leaves which assume a deep crimson in autumn. 
In winter this tree is conspicuous for its unusual corky 
branches and deeply furrowed bark. 4-5 ft. $2.00; 5-6 
ft. $3.00. 
EUROPEAN PLANE TREE 
PLATANUS ORIENTALIS. (Sycamore). Often called 
oriental plane tree. Usually used along streets and new 
allotments where quick shade is required. .A lofty wide 
spreading tree with deeply lobed leaves. The bark is 
grayish green in the summer, but it sheds its bark in 
spots, giving it a mottled appearance as the spots of its 
trunk that are revealed are a creamy white. 8-10 ft. 
$2.00; 10-12 ft. $3.00. 

Norway Maple 
