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Rosedale’s Shade and Flowering Trees 
DECIDUOUS SHADE TREES 
The use of deciduous trees for shade purposes has been discouraged in California, where the climate 
suggests year around foliage. However, winter is our rainy season with dampness following rain, and less 
sunlight each day. Trees planted near the house that admit free circulation of air and penetration of 
welcome sunshine are preferable. 
In the summer months, too, these trees have the advantage of cleanliness. Evergreen trees drop their 
leaves a few at a time so they always appear to be in leaf, whereas the deciduous trees lose theirs all at 
one time. During the summer months the evergreen kinds are shedding some of their leaves while the 
deciduous trees have new leaves which will last until late September or October. There is little distinction 
between the shade giving proportions of one type over the other, Maple Ash, Sycamore, or Chinese Elm 
are equally good, especially for street planting. 
When pruning your trees, make clean neat cuts, always close to a main stem, leaving no stubs to die 
back and cause rot later. If attention is given to making a good start in training the tree, there will be 
little need of extensive pruning jobs later. When large cuts are necessary, use an appropriate tree paint 
to protect the cut surface. 
PRICES ARE FOR BARE ROOT STOCK AVAILABLE JANUARY TO MARCH Prices higher in containers. 
Silver Maple 
Acer dasycarpum. Fast growing large trees for quick shade or 
screen are often necessary. To fill this request, we can’t go 
wrong with Silver Maple. It is not really a wide spreading tree, 
but makes a generous top, well clothed in attractive maple foli- 
age. The undersides of the leaves are silvery, hence the name, 
and lighten the color of the leaves. 8 to 10 feet, $2.50; 10 to 12 
feet, $3.00. 
White Birch 
Betula alba. Not really a shade tree, this beautiful deciduous 
tree makes wonderful clumps for lawn planting with attractive 
white bark and light yellow-green leaves. The white trunks are 
more attractive if birch is planted in front of dark evergreen trees 
or shrubs. Before the leaves fall they assume a bright yellow 
color. Give plenty of water for better growth. 8 to 10 feet, 
$2.75; 10 to 12 feet, $3.50. 
Cut Leaf Weeping Birch 
Betula alba laciniata. The graceful weeping branchlets of this 
variety make a wonderful attractive specimen for lawn planting. 
Set in groups of three or five, depending on the space available, 
spacing them 2 to 4 feet apart for a better display of trunks and 
foliage. Leaves finely cut. A dainty and beautiful small tree 
well deserving its popularity. 6 to 8 feet, $3.50. 
Modesto Ash 
Fraxinus velutina glabra. A fast growing shade tree forming a 
dense rounded crown of deep green foliage. Modesto Ash was 
selected and propagated as a distinct variety because of its ability 
to shed dust during the dry rainless summer. It always has a 
clear neat appearance. Fast growing and requiring little water, 
it thrives equally well along the coast or inland. 8 to 10 feet, 
$3.00; 10 to 12 feet, $3.50. 
Sweet Gum 
Liquidambar styraciflua. This is the only large tree to turn 
really brilliant in fall. The maple-like leaves assume shades of 
crimson and scarlet, later becoming almost purple before falling. 
It makes a cone-shaped pyramidal crown well filled with foliage 
and not wide spreading. Thus it is ideal as a street tree, lawn 
specimen or even as a background or shade tree for medium sized 
lots. 5-gallon or balled specimens, 4 to 5 feet, $3.75; 6 to 7 
feet specimens, $5.00. Not handled bare root. 
Sycamores 
Platanus orientalis, European Sycamore. One of the finest shade 
trees for lawns or street planting. Makes a fairly compact 
rounded head of maple-like leaves. The bark is attractive on 
the trunk and larger branches because the outer parts peel off, 
thus exposing the light colored inner bark. Sycamores are clean, 
neat growing trees suitable for refined planting anywhere. They 
do appreciate generous watering, especially during growth. 
6 to 8 ft. $2.25; 10-12 ft. $3.50. 
Platanus racemosa. A native tree and frequently seen as large, 
tall specimens with open branching crowns, and at other times 
as clumps of several trunks spreading in picturesque twisted 
fashion. The leaves are large and the individual lobes longer and 
more pointed than the European Sycamore, although the bark 
has the same mottled appearance. A neat tree either in youth or 
in old age. 6-8 ft. $2.25; 10-12 ft. $3.50. 

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WHITE BIRCH 
Chinese Elm 
UiImus pumila. A rapid growing shade tree similar to 
the evergreen elm but the branches are always more 
or less upright. Leaves small, deep green, well clothing 
the crown. They stay on until late in the year and 
return early in spring, giving a long season of dense 
shade. Chinese elm is a medium size tree, never get- 
ting very large either in height or spread. 8-10 fft. 
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FLOWERING TREE 
Malus arnoldiana, Arnold Crab. Small rounded trees 
with short trunk and spreading branches. One of the 
showiest spring flowering trees with red buds and 
pure white flowers. $2.00 each. 
Malus ioensis plena, Bechtel Crabs. Quite different 
from any flowering tree with its large 2-inch double 
flowers set closely among the stems. $2.00 each. 
Prunus blieriana. Best of the purple leaf plums. For 
Ornamental purple foliage it is very fine but the large 
double pink flowers in early spring before the leaves 
give the suggestion of double flowering peaches. Hardy 
and showy. $2.00 each. 
Prunus persica, Flowering Peach. Flowering peaches 
are slightly later in season than the crabs. Like them, 
they are small trees laden with showy blooms before 
the leaves appear. Small specimen trees often spec- 
tacular when in bloom. $2.00 each. 
White, Pink (early or late), Red (early or late), Vari- 
egated (pink and white) 
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