Insist on hardy, Colorado-grown Nursery Stock. It Pays! 
The Best Deciduous Trees 
For successful tree planting in our climate we must have stocky, compactly branched specimens with 
strong, straight central leader. Good nursery practice lays emphasis on proper spacing and developing of 
branches to form, a strong and shapely frame for future growth, with height a secondary consideration. 
In our production of trees especially adapted to this region we grade larger sizes “by caliper,” measuring 
trunk diameter in inches at a point 6 inches above ground level (heights may vary as much as four feet 
within a caliper size). 
Of greatest importance is the development of a compact, heavy root system to enable your tree to 
start quickly and grow rapidly. For this there is no substitute for a regular schedule of transplanting, 
root-pruning, and Nature’s own sweet time. All trees in this section have been transplanted two or more 
times. Our method of growing takes from one to three years longer but is fully justified by the superior 
performance of RICHARDS’ TREES on your grounds. 
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(Figures following variety names indicate average heights at maturity.) 
Where we do the planting 
of deciduous trees there is an additional charge of 30% of invoice. Minimum plant.ng charge $1.00. 
PLANT THOSE HARDWOODS FOR PERMANENCE 
Acer platanoides—Norway Maple, 50 ft. 
Perfectly. rounded form with very dense foliage, leaves 
typically lobed and notched. Most years it colors beautifully 
in Autumn, yellow to orange, occasionally fiery red. Easily 
transplanted, fairly rapid grower. 
2% to 3 ins. $9.50. 2 to 2% ins. $8.50 
1% to 2 ins. $6.50. 1% to 1% ins. $5.00 
8 to 10 ft. $3.50. 6 to 8 ft. $2.75 
5 to 6 ft. $2.00 
Celtis occidentalis—Common Hackberry, 60 ft. 
Similar in, both leaf and branch to the American Elm 
but with none of its faults. The Hackberry is a hardwood, 
and tough, seldom broken by storm and immune to scale and 
other pests. 
2 to 2% ins. $6.50. 1144 to 2 ins. $5.50 
1% to 1% ins. $4.50. Sh wes TD) -atés SEO) 
Gleditsia triacanthos—Common Honeylocust, 60 ft. 
General summer effect of its fern-like foliage is one of 
delicacy, while its irregularly branching habit gives it a 
rugged, picturesque appearance through the winter. A mod- 
erately rapid grower sending strong roots down deep but 
few in the topsoil which makes it easier to grow a good 
lawn beneath its branches than under other trees. Our 
special thornless strain: 
2% to 3 ins. $8.50. 2 to 2% ins. $6.50 
1% to 2 ins. $5.50. 1% to 1% ins. $4.50 
Tilia americana—American Linden, 60 ft. 
Broadly ovoid form with large, luxuriant heart shaped 
leaves and inconspicuous but intensely fragrant flowers in 
June, followed by seed clusters carried on short stems origi- 
nating in the center of long, narrow special ‘‘seed leaves.” 
8 to 10 ft. $3.50 
Common Hackberry 
Norway Maple 
Tilia cordata—Littleleaf Linden, 50 ft. 
Slightly smaller and more pyramidal in shape than T. 
americana, also with smaller leaves but the same fragrant 
blooms.and curious fruits that children (and lots of grown- 
ups) always enjoy. Especially suited to narrow parkings 
and small lawns. 
Just one perfect 2%-inch specimen $10.06 
14% to 2 ins. $5.50. 8 to 10 ft. $4.59 
6 to 8 ft. $3.75 
ORNAMENTAL TREES— 
Acer platanoides, Schwedler— 
Schwedler Maple, 40 ft. 
Especially suitable for specimen plantng in parks and 
large lawns; may also be used as shade trees. 
Glorious deep crimson early summer color which gradu- 
ally changes to a rich, dark purplish-green as the sea_on 
advances. 
2% to 3 ins. $15.00. 2 to 2% ins. $12.50 
1% to 2 ins. $10.00. 8 to 10 ft. $7.50. 
6 to 8 ft. $5.00. 5 to 6 ft. $4.00 
Our modern methods enable you to plant Schwed- 
ler Maple any time, even in full leat. Available 
only at RICHARDS’, 5-it. trees in largest size 
Cloverset’*pots G24 520 eee eee $4.59 
Aesculus hippocastanum— 
Common Horsechestnut, 50 ft. 
Rounded form, densely furnished with large digitate 
leaves usually in clusters of 7. First of all trees to burst 
into leaf, d'stinctive also for showy blooms which are fol- 
lowed by clusters of burr-like fruits each containing 1 or 2 
large brown, shiny, inedible nuts. 
8 to 10 ft. $6.00. 6 to 8 ft. $4.50. 5 to 6 ft. $3.00 
Thornless Honeylocust 

