4 MICHIGAN NUT NURSERY 
EXPRESS SHIPMENT ADVISED — We do not prepay charges unless 
extra money is allowed by a customer. My trees will be well packed in 
sphagnum moss and tough paper and always arrive safely. 
WE DO NOT GUARANTEE TREES TO LIVE — For in doing so we 
would be putting ourselves open to all kinds of neglect and would have to 
raise prices to make careful planters pay for the losses of those who are 
careless. 
IMPROVED BLACK WALNUTS: All varieties of black walnut listed 
by us are bearers of the ‘highest quality nuts. These varieties have been 
tested and found perfectly hardy and practically immune to disease. 
CLIMAX BLACK WALNUT — A variety of Black Walnut that 
originated near Climax, Michigan. Very much like Thomas in appearance 
of nut. Though hardier. It cracks well and starts out in the spring with 
a sort of purple foliage that is bound to attract attention. 
THOMAS—tTree is of Pennsylvania origin. 
It is the most rapid grower of them all. Nuts 
are larger than any other propagated black 
walnut. Yet they are remarkably thin 
shelled and the light colored kernels come 
out nicely. Thomas is a heavy bearing 
variety, ideal for the commercial producer. 
POILLION — A new black walnut discovered by the Michigan State 
College. The tree is of Michigan origin and should prove hardy for our 
northern range. The nuts are nearly as lange as our well known Thomas 
which they closely resemble. 
When I tested tthe sample nuts sent to me last February by Prof. H. A. 
Cardinell, research assistant in horticulture, I was much surprised at the 
ease with which these walnuts yielded their kernels. Without the use of 
a pick most meats came out in whole halves while a few of the meats 
could be secured in twin-halves. A thinner shelled nut than Thomas. 
Our grafted trees grow on all kinds of soils and locations with good 
success. The demand for black walnut kernels is gaining much favor in 
recent years. Black walnut orchards are a safe and paying investment, 
especially for those who have idle land. 
AMERICAN HAZELS — Grown in nearly all parts of the country 
along fence rows and in wood lots. They are very hardy, but are not, as a 
rule, very good producers. The nuts are sometimes small and poorly filled. 
We are propogating a hybrid variety of American hazel that is a 
wonderful addition to any nut orchard. 
9. ™. RUSH TREE HAZEL — Is a fast growing tree that 
reaches the size of a peach tree. Unlike the wild hazel, 
this form does not stool out much at ‘tthe base and is thus 
_ less troublesome. The plants bear very young; often 
the same year transplanted. Nuts are nearly as large as 
the filberts and they are always full of meats. The Rush 
is very hardy and produces an abundance of staminate 
bloom that insures the annual heavy production of well 
filled nuts. No cther pollinators needed. 
