14 WYMAN’S FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES 
TYPES OF DECIDUOUS TREES 4 
Narrow columnar habit, branches erect. 
Oval or elliptic head, branches ascending. 
Conical head, branches ascending. 
Broad rounding head, branches spreading. 
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Irregular habit, branches irregularly ascending or spread- 
ing. 
F. Branches ascending, arching, even drooping near ends. 
Certain types such as B, C and D do not always show the char- 
acteristics depicted when young, but do so as they mature. 
RATES OF GROWTH 
VR—very rapid—over 4 feet. 
R—rapid—3 to 4 feet. | 
M—medium—2 to 3 feet. | 
S—slow—l to 2 feet. 
VS—very slow—under 1 foot. 
