SHADE TREES 
Height listed after name of variety indicates size at maturity. 
Listed in order of ultimate height. 
Actual 
Size Each Per 10 
EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN ASH (Sorbus aucuparia). 20-40 
ft. One of the most ornamental of all trees. Clusters 
of flashy orange colored fruits from midsummer until 
late fall. 8-10 ft. $ 4.00 $38.00 
FLOWERING CATALPA (Catalpa speciosa). 30-40 ft. 
Rapid growing tree with large heart-shaped leaves 
and panicles of white flowers in June. 6- 8 ft. 2.00 19.00 
WHITE BIRCH (Betula alba). 30-40 ft. The gleaming 
white bark is beautiful summer and winter. 6- 8 it. 3.90 33.00 
CUT-LEAF WEEPING WHITE BIRCH (Beiula alba lacini- 
ata). 30-40 ft. A graceful, white barked tree with 
drooping limbs and cut-leaved foliage. 6- 8 ft. 4.50 42.00 
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. 6- 8 ft. 5.00 47.00 
CHINESE ELM (Ulmus pumila). 40-50 ft. A rapid grower, 
with small attractive leaves. Extremely hardy in 
severe sections. 8-10 ft. 3.00 28.00 
GOLDEN WEEPING WILLOW (Salix Niobe). 40-50 ft. 
Rapid growing tree with golden yellow bark which 
makes the tree attractive summer and winter. 6-6 tt: 2.50 23.00 
EUROPEAN LINDEN (Tilia cordata). 50-60 ft. A beauti- 
ful shade tree. Sweet-scented cream-colored blos- 
soms cover the tree in mid-summer. O21 Oth 5.00 47.00 
SILVER LINDEN (Tilia tomentosa). 50-60 ft. Leaves are 
green above, silvery-white beneath. Fragrant yel- : 
lowish blossoms in June-July add to their beauty. 8-10 ft. 5.00 47.00 
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. 6- 8 ft. 3.50 33.00 
NORWAY MAPLE (Acer platanoides). 50-60 ft. A fast 
growing maple, making a compact well shaped tree, 
with dense rich foliage, deep green all summer. 6- 8 it. 3.50 33.00 
PIN OAK (Quercus palustris). 50-60 ft. A majestic tree, 
the fastest growing of the oaks. Tree grows in sym- 
metrical, broadly pyramidal form and the foliage 
colors to a beautiful coppery-red in the fall. B= Ott 4.00 38.00 
RUSSIAN MULBERRY (Morus alba). 50-60 ft. An abund- 
ance of white or purple edible berries decorate this 
beautiful tree in June. Dai OC Et: 2.00 19.00 
SILVER MAPLE (Acer dasycarpum). 60-80 ft. The fastest 
growing of the maples. Foliage silvery on the under- 
side and beautifully colored in the fall. Provides 
good shade very quickly. 6- 8 ft. 2.90 23.00 
LOMBARDY POPLAR (Populus nigra italica). 60-80 ft. 
Narrow-growing tree, likewise effective for specimen 
planting as for boundary lines and entrances. Excel- 
lent as windbreak. 6- 8 ft. 1.25 11.00 
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