20 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 sec- 
tion have been transplanted two or more times. Our method cf growing takes from one to 
three years longer but is fully justified by the superior performance of RICHARDS’ TREES 
on your grounds. 
Where we do the planting of deciduous trees there is an additional charge 
of 40% of invoice. Minimum planting charge: $1.00 
Figures following variety names indicate average heights at maturity. 
Acer platanoides—Norway Maple, 50 ft. 
Perfectly rounded form with very dense foliage, leaves 
typically lobed and notched. Most years it colors beau- 
tifully in Autumn, yellow to orange, occasionally fiery red. 
Easily transplanted, fairly rapid grower. 
2 to 2% ins. $8.50. 14% to 2 ins. $7.00 
A. platanoides columnare—Column Norway Maple. 
A narrow pyramidal clon of the Norway Maple developed 
in the park system of Rochester, N. Y. We haven’t had 
it long enough to know what autumn color to expect 
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. 
3 to 3% ins. $12.50. 2% to 3 ins. $10.00. 
1% to 2 ins. $7.00 
2 to 2% ins. $8.50. 
Aesculus hippocastanum—Horsechestnut, 50 ft. 
Rounded form, densely furnished with large digitate 
Icaves usually in clusters of 7. First of all trees to burst 
into leaf, distinctive also for showy blooms which are 
(neither this nor the type shows color in the nursery like 
15- and 20-year-old trees) and three years ago it suf- 
fered mechanical freeze injury after an unusually warm 
February but we hope it will outgrow both these juvenile 
defects. It has the same handsome foliage and the same Aesculus glabra—Ohio Buckeye, 20 ft. 
strong, hard wood of its parent and we recommend it for Smaller in every way than the preceding species, leaflets 
trial, Q ig ’ 
2 to 2% ins. $10.50. 1% to 2 ins. $8.00. 8 to 10 ft. $5.50 ae Sarees Hike Meee RE Bars 
A. carnea brioti—Ruby Horsechestnut, 30 ft. 
A very rare clon of A. hippocastanum with bright scarlet 
flowers. Recommended for trial. ; 
8 to 4 ft. $4.50 
followed 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. 
A. platanoides, Schwedler—Schwedler Maple, 40 ft. 
Especially suitable for specimen planting in parks and 
large lawns; may also be used as shade trees. Glorious 
deep crimson early summer color which gradually changes 
to a rich, dark purplish-green as the season advances. 
146) to 2 ins. $12.00. 8 to 10 ft. $8.50. 
6 to 8 ft. $6.00. 5 to 6 ft. $5.00. 
Our modern methods enable you to plant Schwed- 
ler Maple any time, even in full leaf. Available 
only at RICHARDS’, 5-ft. trees in largest size 
CloVerset pO Us orea sr ceases eee tee $4.50 
Betula pendula—Cutleaf Weeping Birch, 50 ft. 
Leaves deeply incised and laciniated; “weeping’’ branch- 
lets on older trees. No other tree can quite take the 
place of this aristocratic beauty. 
6 to 8 ft. $8.56 
Thornless Honeylocust 
Common Hackberry Norway Maple 



