SHADE TREES 
Height listed after name of variety indicates size at maturity. 
Listed in order of ultimate height. 
UMBRELLA TREE (Catalpa Bungei). 12-15 ft. Makes an umbrella- 
shaped top without pruning. 
EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN ASH. 20-40 ft. One of the most ornamen- 
tal of all trees. Clusters of flashy orange colored fruits from 
midsummer until late fall. 
FLOWERING CATALPA (Catalpa speciosa). 30-40 ft. Rapid grow- 
ing tree with large heart-shaped leaves and panicles of white 
flowers in June. 
WHITE BIRCH. 30-40 ft. The gleaming white bark is beautiful 
summer and winter. 
CUT-LEAF WEEPING BIRCH. 30-40 ft. A graceful, white barked 
tree with drooping limbs and cut-leaved foliage. 
RED-LEAF SCHWEDLER MAPLE (Acer Schwedleri). 40-50 ft. In 
the spring the foliage is reddish-purple, in mid-summer it is 
bronzy-green, and in the fall golden-yellow. 
WEEPING WILLOW. 40-50 ft. Rapid growing tree with golden 
yellow bark which makes the tree attractive throughout sum- 
mer and winter. 
CHINESE ELM. 40-50 ft. A rapid grower, with smail attractive 
leaves. Extremely hardy in severe sections. 
EUROPEAN LINDEN (Tilia cordata). 50-60 ft. A beautiful shade 
tree. Sweet-scented cream-colored blossoms cover the tree in 
midsummer. 
TREE OF HEAVEN (Ailanthus glandulosa). 50-60 ft. A rapid grow- 
ing tree with long palm-like leaves which give the tree a 
tropical appearance. Thrives in smoky cities and in poorest 
soils where other trees perish. 
SUGAR MAPLE (Acer saccharum). 50-60 ft. A native American 
tree, most colorful in fall when its leaves are bright yellow, 
orange and scarlet. The tree thrives in sun as well as in shade 
and furnishes sap from which maple sugar is made. 
NORWAY MAPLE. 50-60 ft. The rich green foliage turns to a light 
yellow in the fall. 
PIN OAK (Quercus palustis). 50-60 ft. A-majestic tree, the fastest 
growing of the oaks. Tree grows in symmetrical, broadly pyra- 
midal form and the foliage colors to a beautiful coppery-red in 
the fall. 
RED OAK (Quercus rubra). 50-60 ft. Rapid growing tree. The 
foliage turns dark red in the fall and remains on the tree 
throughout the winter. 
MAIDEN HAIR TREE (Ginkgo biloba). 60-80 ft. A most pictur- 
esque tree with strange, fan-shaped leaves hanging from 
horizontal branches. The Ginkgo is a tree of ancient lineage, 
so ancient that the other members of its tribe have disappeared 
and it alone remains, the sole representative of a large family 
which in earlier geologic times was abundant throughout the 
the world. 
SILVER MAPLE. 60-80 ft. The fastest growing of the maples. Foli- 
age silvery on the underside and beautifully colored in the fall. 
Provides good shade very quickly. 
LOMBARDY POPLAR. 60-80 ft. Narrow-growing tree, likewise 
effective for specimen planting as for boundary lines and 
entrances. 
HONEY LOCUST (Gleditsia triacanthos). 60-80 ft. A beautiful 
lawn specimen with finely-cut dark green foliage, which fades 
to yellow in the fall, and with long sharp thorns. 
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4- 6 ft. 
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8-10 ft. 
6- 8 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
6- 7 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
8-10 ft. 
6- 8 ft. 
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