STARK SHADE TREES 
for LAWN and STREET PLANTING 
TULIP TREE 
(Liriodendron 
ipifera) 
iKKey: G. Color: yel- 
low and orange flow- 
ers. Blooms: June. 
Foliage: dark green. 
Height: 69 to 90 ft. 
A beautiful, rapid- 
growing lawn _ tree. 
Large yellow and or- 
ange Tulip-shaped 
flowers in June. 
Leaves are unique in 
shape. 
LINDEN, 
AMERICAN 
(Tilia 
americana) 
Key: G. Color: waxy, 
creamy white flowers. 
Blooms: July. Foli- 
age: heart-shaped. 
Height: 60 to 80 ft. 
A stately, rapid 
growing shade tree 
for street or lawn. 
Waxy, creamy white 
flowers are fragrant. 
American Linden and Flower 
(Above) 
OAK, PIN Tulip Tree and Flower 
(Quercus (Above) 
palustris) 
Key: G. Foliage: 
deep cut and bright 
green in summer. 
Flashing yellow and 
red in fall. Height: 
50 to 60 ft. 
Considered the best 
of all Oaks. Most 
rapid grower of the 
Oak family. The 
deeply cut leaves are 
bright green all sum- 
mer turning to flash- 
ing yellow and red in 
autumn. 
ASH, WHITE 
(Fraxinus 
americana) 
Key: G. Foliage: 
deep green. Height: 
60 to 100 ft. 
An excellent tree 
for lawn and _ street. 
Rapid growth. 
Healthy, long - lived. 
Thrives in both dry 
and moist soils. 
Pin Oak 
White Ash 
See Pages 56 and 57 tor OTHER SHADE TREES 
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