Enjoy Friendly Shade 
BY PLANTING BROWN’S ORNAMENTAL TREES 
ELM - Ulmus 
American (U. americana). Well known shade and street 
tree. Large, tough wooded tree of long age. Rate of 
growth is reasonably fast. 
Chinese (U. pumila). Asiatic Elm. A rapid growing 
tree for shade, lawn and windbreaks. Spring only. 
LABURNUM - Golden Wisteria Tree 
Goldenchain (L. vulgare). Clusters of bright yellow 
flowers in late May. A distinctive tree. 
LINDEN - Tilia 
European (T. vulgaris) . 
heart-shaped leaves. 
Very fine shade tree with small 
Blossoms early summer. 
MAPLE - Acer 
Norway (A. platanoides). Low, round, symmetrical 
head of vigorous branches. Somewhat lower-headed 
than other trees, but valuable as a lawn shade tree. 
Deep green foliage stays until late fall, then coloring 
to deep yellow. Moderate rate of growth. 
Schwedler (A. platanoides schwedleri). A colored foli- 
age Maple tree useful as street tree, or lawn shade 
or specimen tree. In the spring, this tree has. glori- 
ously colored foliage in red, purple and scarlet tints. 
As the season progresses, the foliage turns to sum- 
mer color of ruddy green. Moderate rate of growth. 
Silver (A. dasycarpum). Moderately fast growing lawn 
and shade tree having abundant foliage of sharply 
toothed leaves. Will do on a variety of soils, but 
reacts favorably to a good supply of soil moisture. 
Under side of the foliage is silvery white, whence 
comes the name. Golden yellow foliage in fall. 
Sugar (A. saccharum). The grand old variety from 
which comes the maple sugar. Excellent street, lawn, 
and garden shade tree because of its clean, upright 
manner of growth. The tree increases in beauty with 
age, is long-lived and turns in fall to golden autumnal 
coloring. 
MOSS LOCUST - Robinia 
Rose Acacia (R. hispida). An ornamental tree grafted 
on standards of various heights. Pea-like pink flow- 
ers in summer on arching branches. A _ graceful 
standard tree useful as specimen, or garden plant. 
MOUNTAIN ASH - Sorbus 
European (S. aucuparia). Small, ornamental tree with 
a symmetrical top with coarse foliage and clusters of 
scarlet-orange berries in fall. 
MULBERRY - Morus 
Teas’ Weeping (M. alba pendula). A weeping variety 
grafted on stems of various sizes. Specimen uses. 
Edible white or purplish fruits. 
OAK - Quercus (Spring Only) 
Pin (Q. palustris). Broadly pyramidal head with deep- 
ly cut foliage turning in fall to crimson. 
PLANE - Platanus (Spring Only) 
Oriental or European Plane Tree (P. orientalis). Very 
useful shade tree with large foliage and rather open 
pyramidal head when young. A dependable tree tha 
grows rapidly. 
PLUM - Prunus 
Double Flowered (P. triloba plena). Small, tree-like 
shrub with many double pink flowers in spring. 
Purple Leaf (P. cerasifera pissardi). Ornamental tree 
with dark purple foliage. 
POPLAR - Populus 
Lombardy (P. nigra italica). Tall, narrow tree, grow- 
ing rapidly. Extensively used for accent plants or tall 
screens. 
REDBUD - Cercis 
Redbud (C. canadensis). The Redbud or Judas Tree is 
often used as a specimen or to provide a high point 
in a shrub border. Branches are covered with small, 
pea-like purplish pink blossoms before the foliage 
comes Out in spring. 
THORN - Crataegus 
Paul Double Scarlet (C. oxycantha pauli) . 
double flowers make splendid showing in spring. 
Scarlet fruits in fall. Valuable and well known 
specimen flowering tree, useful in many locations. 
Bright red, 
WILLOW - Salix 
Babylon Weeping (S. babylonica). This common Weep- 
ing Willow makes a large lacy tree with long branches 
weeping to the ground. Good for planting near water 
or as a planting accent alone or in groups of two or 
three in moist locations. 
Pussy (S. discolor). Large bush or small tree well 
known for its catkins in spring. 
Wisconsin Weeping (S. blanda). Large, graceful tree 
in which the weeping habit is not so pronounced as 
in the Babylon Willow. 
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