MODESTO ASH 
The trees listed here are called deciduous because they naturally 
lose their leaves during the winter months. All are hardy anywhere, 
unless minimum temperature is indicated. All are easy to grow and 
some make very rapid growth. 
Bare Root $2.00 up; 5 Gal. $3.00 up, depending on size and variety. 
ALBIZZIA 
Albizzia julibrissin. The flowers are pink, with heads crowded on 
the upper end of the branches. Native in tropical climate. This 
variety may be grown as far north as Washington. 
SILVER MAPLE 
Acer dasycarpum, Silver Maple. Very rapid growing large shade 
tree. The under side of the leaves are a silvery white, hence the 
name Silver Maple. Turns a rich golden yellow in fall. 
Acer platanoides, Norway Maple. The hardy nature of this tree 
as well as its beautiful deep green foliage and well-shaped head 
makes it an outstanding shade or street tree. 
Acer rubrum, Red Maple. The leaves are long and shiny. The flowers 
are red and come before the leaves. Valuable as a street or park 
tree. Good fall color on leaf. 
WHITE BIRCHES 
Betula alba, European White Birch. Popular fast growing tree with 
beautiful white bark marked wtih horizontal black lines. Light 
green foliage shimmers with the slightest breeze. Fine near pools 
or in front of dark trees. 
Betula alba fastigiata. Upright tree to 60 feet high with white bark 
peeling off in layers, the branches usually drooping. 
Betula alba laciniata, Cut Leaf Birch. Graceful weeping branches 
and delicately cut leaves make this an exquisitely beautiful tree 
for lawn planting. Bark same as White Birch and most effective 
against a dark background. 
ASH 
Fraxinus velutina glabra, Modesto Ash. Compact, rapid growing 
tree with dense bright glossy green foliage. It leaves out early in 
the spring, does not have any bothersome seed pods to clean up, 
and sheds its leaves late in the fall. Of intermediate size, it is very 
desirable for parkways, avenue and garden planting. The Modesto 
Ash does equally well in coastal, valley and desert areas. 25-35 
feet. O°. WEEPING WILLOW 
Salix babylonica. Grows to 30 feet with long drooping branches. 
The leaves are finely toothed and greyish-green beneath. 
Niobe, Golden Weeping Willow. Golden bark, graceful weeping 
Ulmus pumila, Chinese Elm. Very rapid growing, extremely hardy 
tree. Tolerant of most adverse soil and water conditions. Holds 
leaves until very late in fall. 
4? DECIDUOUS SHADE TREES 
GOLDEN-CHAIN TREE 
Laburnum vossi. An exceptional showy tree when in bloom in April 
and May. Long racemes of golden-yellow, pea-shaped blooms are 
suspended from branches covered with clover-like foliage. 
TULIP TREE 
Liriodendron tulipifera. Tall growing symmetrical tree with straight 
trunk and dark green leaves. Flowers are similar to Magnolia, white, 
cup-shaped. Desirable shade tree. Always neat and trim. 
TEXAS UMBRELLA TREE 
Melia azedarach umbraculiformis, Texas Umbrella. Rapidly grow- 
ing to about 35 feet forms a flat-topped, umbrella-like crown of 
dense fern-like leaves. Panicles of lavender flowers in summer. 
Not recommended for coastal areas. 
MULBERRIES 
Morus striblingi, Stribling’s Fruitless Mulberry. A new fast growing 
shade tree with large, glossy, dark green, sycamore shaped leaves. 
Rapidly growing in popularity as a large spreading tree. Fine in 
dry areas—although they thrive anywhere. Finest fruitless variety. 
Morus Kingan Fruitless Mulberry. An absolutely fruitless variety of 
Mulberry, resistant to heat, cold and drought—one of the hardiest of 
shade trees. 
SYCAMORE or PLANE TREE 
Platanus orientalis, European Sycamore. Handsome symmetrical 
shade tree widely planted on streets and avenues. Dense light green 
maple-like leaves and greenish white mottled bark on older trees. 
One of the best street trees for California. 
LOMBARDY POPLARS 
Populus nigra italica, Lombardy Poplar. Tall slender column excel- 
lent as a tall accent tere. Requires little room to grow. Frequently 
used as windbreak, or street trees. 
Populus canadensis, Carolina Poplar. A large, fast-growing, robust 
tree providing a good shade quickly. Hardy and easy to grow. 
Populus alba argentea, Silver Poplar. Tall and slender tree, like the 
Lombardy, but with silver-gray effect in its foliage. 
SILVER MAPLE, ACER DASYCARPUM 
SWEET GUM for Fall Color 
Liquidambar styraciflua. Few trees will color well in California as 
does the Sweet Gum. Slow growing tree with maple-like leaves 
useful in parkway plantings or as lawn specimens. Clean, neat 
growth but glorious in November and December when arrayed in 
its autumnal tints of orange, red, gold and deeper shades. Gal. 
$1.00 and up. 
20 Many varieties available in containers for summer planting. 
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