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McKAY’S Stately Shade Trees 
The value and beauty of shade trees are appreciated universally. Shade trees, because 
they are of major importance in every landscape plan, become a long-time investment and 
should be selected with the utmost care. For greatest permanency, choose the hardwood 
types, although they grow more slowly. Of course the faster growing soft wood varieties, 
too, are very desirable and useful, and find an indispensable place in every landscape. 
Soft woods are used more liberally, usually interspersed among the hardwood varieties. 
ELM - Ulmus 
Stately Trees of Grace and Beauty 
GRAFTED ELMS 
American Elms as they grow in nature or in the nursery rows from seedlings, de- 
velop into trees of extreme variations. To overcome these variations two select forms, 
namely, the “Moline Elm,” and “Parkway Elm,” have been developed. These types are 
propagated by grafting from the parent tree, on selected stocks. This insures their uni- 
form growth and development. By planting a street or boulevard with these types of 
Elms you are assured that they will develop into trees absolutely uniform in shape and 
size. We recommend them to the particular buyer. 
MOLINE ELM. This has become the most popular of the 
grafted Elm types. The outstanding characteristic of 
the Moline Elm is its conical shape and pyramidal 
growth in early years. It develops very heavy and 
strong branches. As the tree grows older and reaches 
maturity the weight of the branches arches them, so it 
gradually takes on the typical arching form or umbrella 
formation that we like to see in a ‘‘perfect Elm.’’ Every 
tree develops perfectly. (See street planting picture 
below.) The foliage is dark green, deeply veined, and 
much larger than the ordinary Elm leaf. In its young 
growth the bark is smooth and greenish gray. It is an 
unusually fast grower. The Moline Elm is an all-around 
good tree for general street planting, park planting, 
and for the home grounds. It is the best tree for nar- 
row streets and small home lots. Being long lived, it is 
a permanent tree. Our stock of these trees is excellent. 
AMERICAN WHITE ELM. Lg. The native 
tree of this region and one of the most 
beautiful. Up to 15 years ago, it was the 
most commonly planted tree. A noble 
spreading, drooping tree of our woods, and 
a grand tree for street, park or home plant- 
ing. It is long lived, hardy, rapid growing, 
and at maturity develops to immense size. 
CHINESE ELM. A very rapid growing tree 
that does well in especially difficult situa- 
tions, thriving in poor and sandy soils and Chinese 
dry locations. The leaves are much smaller a7; ik 
than those of the American 
Elm types, being among the 
first to appear in the spring. 
Plant where you need a tree 
PARKWAY ELM. Another grafted variety of much merit. 
The Parkway Elm is a hardy, beautiful tree of semi- 
spreading habit. Like the Moline, a number of these 
trees planted on the boulevard are truly beautiful. Its 
foliage is rugged and a beautiful deep green color. It 
is a rapid grower. quickly, but only for twenty Community Street Planting 
or thirty years duration. Be- 
cause of its rapid growth the This street view (left) reflects commendable 
Plan to Plant Chinese Elm is often planted community pride. The trees are McKay grafted 
h for etarme oindbreakes eRormeihie Elms, one of the very best varieties for street 
Anot er Tree purpose it makes a heavy com- planting. 
pact growth in few years. ‘ 3 a 
Such systematic street plantings display far- 
sighted vision on the part of city officials. 
Notice how the trees are spaced evenly apart, 
the entire length of the street, neither too close 
(a common mistake), nor too far apart to de- 
stroy the over-all effect. This scene will actu- 
ally improve with age. There is no reason why 
this same effect cannot be developed in your 
neighborhood. 
Real Estate Subdivision Planting 
Both realtor and home owner should project 
their development plans into the future by a 
well-considered program of street planting. 
This is particularly important in new residen- 
tial areas. Only by such a plan will the com- 
munity develop its true beauty and ultimate 
value as a site for truly liveable homes. 
It has been our privilege to plan the 
street tree plantings for a number of suc- 
cessful realtors. Because of our success our 
landscape department will be called upon 
om for more and more of this work. 
A STREET PLANTING OF GRAFTED ELMS ciel es 
