PLANTING 
A 6-FOOT 
HANDSOME 
DECIDUOUS 
TREES 
On the next 6 pages is an alphabetical list of deciduous trees—the poune 
better kinds only. Many sorts not listed can be quoted on request. Pee 
Small, bushy trees are included in this list, though some of them sa 
come close to being shrubs (there is no clear dividing line). We 
try to simplify, e.g., all Maples, even dwarf forms, are here—while ar ae, 
asin wi 
all Viburnums, even tree-like kinds, are listed as shrubs. 
FLOWERING TREES 
Trees Grow 
Quickly 
FEET » k og 5 
> 4 | ince a young tree 
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Eco = ¢ x =flower; o =fruit 5 a E g 3 requires little care, 
cae ree tt sh PSU ge Wen ues and is much less 
a : expensive and 
III 20 40 .. esculus rubicunda........ oe DE 
IV 30 80 .. Catalpa speciosa.......... eee 8Xe eee poppiom Tom pian! . 
IV 12 35 x Cercis (Red Bud)......... Xe eet ce Ro ce than a large one, it pays to plan ahead. A special 
Vel 25 x Cornus florida............ .. x .. .. 0 list of bargains for such use is made on Page 11. 
Pe ere eee ag Ui pumila” Poplarsieand a Willows are atameusgioy 
IV 15 20 x Crataegus (Hawthorn)..... ~ XY oi yg rapid growth—but among “slow” trees known to have 
Van 12 30 x Prone (gordonia)...... .. .. .. xX x reached 30 feet or more in their first 15 years of 
uN Fs e3 a Beas ded Ena Nee bt 35 life are Red Oak, Pin Oak, most Maples, Liriodendron, 
Vv jm? 5 weee Koolreuteriae 14.5. acacaen - ~ 7) 75 Yo ** several Birches, Black Locust and American Linden. 
\Y 20nd eeexaee Laburnuml VOssiuy sso... 255 - Sn Be 
IV 40100 x  Liriodendron tulipifera..... ee ea kX 
Vi 12 25 .%. Magnolia conspicua....... x 
Vv 10 20 x #$Magnolia soulangeana..... Xess 
Vv 12 25 .. Magnolialennei........... ere eX 
Vv Ome OMe xe VLaenola nigral essere - oP eX: 
Vv 8 8 -x.« =Magnoliastellata......... 5 ea dt kre Ee ee 
IV 15 20 .. Malus (Flowering Crabs)... .. %. x .. oOo 
IV 12 30 x Oxydendron arboreum..... ue hy a Bo ee 
Vi 20 40 .. Prunus Flowering Cherry... .. x .. : 
IV 30 70 x Robinia pseudacacia....... rote Oo Xe 
IV 30 60 x Sophora japonica......... She EAD BAB >< 
Il 15 40 x Sorbus (Mountain Ash).... .. .. .. Oo 
Vi VOme200 a.) otyrax japonica. ..........- Oe ete eI , Paee 
Vv 1520) woymplocus paniculata...... «©. X «. «. © 
Tite 40m SOme see Lihal (linden). 5: 2. es. ee ee X: 
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ACER Negundo (Box-elder)..... Xe eee XX ee Keeex 
A. platanoides (Norway Maple).. el x x x 
A. rubrum (Red Maple)........ eX 6 ier X xe x 
At saccharum) (Sugar VMaple)..... X° =. 2. a ee Xe - 
BETULA alba (Birch).......... Xero se. Gee ro 
B. populifolia (Gray B.)........ re Pe ye Mor) be ~ Po ae oe 
B. papyrifera (Canoe Birch)..... Se eee Re eee Ke hk 
CELTIS (Hackberry).......... XeP he. 8 ee ss 
HAGUST (Beech) tee Sete nicme ncte) cere Uss  ies fn och FX 
ERTASXEINIUS! CAsh) ae ee aie oxe > eX aX cle ten ay Xa cers 
GUINGKOtbilobass..-. ea eee Fou, Ooh ee ee foe. 2 Sees 
GYMNOCLADUS (Coffee-tree).. .. .. .. «1 + + 
PLATANUS (Sycamore)........ TG ae Ae ane ee Re 
P. acerifolia (Oriental Plane)..... .. «x x .. .. X 
POPULUS (Poplar—most kinds). x .. .. x x x 
QUERCUS palustris (Pin Oak). . x ve x 
Q. coccinea (Scarlet Oak)....... >) ene Are ao 
Oerubral(Red Oak). crcl one Xx: Se os 
SALIX (Willow—most kinds)... . x Xe Xx, 
TAXODIUM (Bald-cypress)..... x ae <jeee Xa x ene 
TILIA (Linden—most kinds).... .. .. +. + x .. X Photo Birch Clumps: B. papyrifera is brown when young 
ULMUS campestris (English Elm) .. .. x x “ but whiter and more long-lived when mature. Populi- 
i eet ie eed aay ea ey Pe eae en folia is for quick effects. Two or more trees in one 
hole give clump effect quickest and cheapest. 
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