Shade Trees The Linn County Nurseries 
GINKGO. 50-75 ft. An interesting tree that should 
be used more, having unusual fan shaped leaves. 
Pyramidal in growth. This is the oldest known tree 
grown today. Fossilized leaves supposed to be mil- 
lions of years old have been unearthed. 
HACKBERRY. Celtis-occidentalis. 60-75 ft. A very 
strong rapid growing shade tree somewhat resembling 
the elm in appearance, but with somewhat lighter 
colored leaves. An excellent street tree. 
HALESIA. Monticola Mountain Silverbell. 15-20 ft. 
Large shrub or small tree covered with pinkish white 
bell-like flowers during lilactime. Hardier and larger 
flowered than most Halesias. 
HAZEL—Turkish Tree. 40-60 ft. 20000020 ccececee.. 
A rather slow growing, corky-barked tree. Unusual but 
well shaped and very desirable. 
HICKORY AND HICAN. See-’under Nuts. 
HOPHORNBEAN. Iron Wood. Ostrya Virginiana. 25-30 ft. 
A small shapely tree with long spreading branches. 
Often as broad as high. 
IRONWOOD. See Hophornbean. 
KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE. 40-80 ft. A good native 
tree but little known. Useful for shade in places 
where lots of fall, winter and early-spring sun, but 
summer shade is desired, having very compound leaves 
and few branches, leafing out late and shedding early. 
LINDEN, American. Tilia americana. 60-80 ft. A clean 
hardy fast growing symmetrical shade tree with large 
heart shaped leaves. Recommended for street plant- 
ing. 
—Pyramidal. A budded form with very upright habit 
_of growth and symmetrical form. 
—Moltkei. Tilia americana x petrolaris 35-40 ft. A very 
desirable linden of uniform pyramidal habit. Smaller 
and darker leaves than the American Linden. 
LOCUST—Honey, thornless. 50 ft... nn... 
A vigorous wide-spreading tree with beautiful pinnate 
lacey foliage. Very hardy, strong tree succeeding in 
any soil. 
—Millwood Locust. A variety of Honeylocust having a 
great quantity of large very sweet pods suitable for 
cattle feed. Thornless. 
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