California-Grown DECIDUOUS SHADE TREES 
The trees listed here are called deciduous because they naturally lose their leaves during the 
winter months. All are hardy anywhere, unless minimum temperature is indicated. All are 
easy to grow and some make very rapid growth. 
Shade trees from dormant bare root stock are available for planting from December to mid- 
March. In any other season, most varieties are available growing in containers at slightly 
higher prices. 
Bare Root, $3.00 up; in containers $3.75 up, depending on size and variety. 
SILKTREE—ALBIZZIA 
Albizzia julibrissin. The flowers are pink, 
with heads crowded on the upper end of the 
branches. 
MAPLE 
Acer dasycarpum, Silver Maple. Very rapid 
growing large shade tree. The under side of 
the leaves are a silvery white, hence the name 
Silver Maple. Turns golden yellow in fall. 
Acer platanoides, Norway Maple. The hardy 
nature of this tree as well as its beautiful deep 
green foliage and well-shaped head 
makes it an outstanding shade or street 
tree. 
Acer rubrum, Red Maple. The leaves 
are long and shiny. The flowers are red 
and come before the leaves. Valuable 
as a Street tree or park tree. Good fall 
color on leaf. 
Acer Schwedleri (Purple - leafed 
Maple). The most colorful of the large 
maples. The buds are of brilliant or- 
ange, followed by young, coppery fo- 
liage. The mature leaves are stained 
deep purple. 
BIRCH 
Betula alba, European White Birch. 
Popular fast growing tree with beauti- 
ful white bark marked with horizontal 
black lines. Light green foliage shim- 
mers with the slightest breeze. Fine 
near pools or against dark trees. 
Betula alba laciniata, Cut Leaf Birch. 
Graceful weeping branches and deli- 
cately cut leaves make this an exqui- 
sitely beautiful tree for lawn planting. 
Bark same as White Birch and most ef- 
fective against a dark background. 
ASH 
Fraxinus velutina glabra, Modesto Ash. Com- 
pact, rapid growing tree with dense bright 
glossy green foliage. It comes out early in 
the spring, does not have any bothersome seed 
pods to clean up, and sheds its leaves late in 
the fall. Of intermediate size, it is very de- 
sirable for parkways, avenue and garden 
planting. The Modesto Ash does equally well 
in coastal, valley and desert areas. 25-35 
feet. O°. 
Modesto Ash 
TULIP TREE 
Liriodendron tulipifera. Tall grow- 
ing symmetrical tree with straight 
trunk and dark green leaves. Flow- 
ers are greenish-white, cup-shaped. 
Desirable shade tree. Always neat 
and trim. 
TEXAS UMBRELLA TREE 
Melia azedarach umbraculiformis, 
Texas Umbrella. Rapidly growing 
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topped, umbrella-like crown of 
dense fern-like leaves. Panicles of 
lavender flowers in summer. Not 
recommended for coastal areas. 
STRIBLING’S MULBERRY 
Morus alba Striblingi. An outstand- 
ing, non-fruiting Mulberry. The 
finest permanent shade tree for 
very rapid growth and dense shade. 
The large sycamore shaped leaves 
are of a rich, shiny dark green color 
above and lighter green beneath. 
This variety, being deciduous, bears 
absolutely no fruit. This makes it 
ideal for avenue, park, and land- 
scape plantings. Small, male flow- 
ers form, but they soon drop off. 
Height 30 to 40 ft. 5° below zero. 
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Stribling’s 
Mulberry 
Silver Maple 
SWEET GUM for Fall Color 
Liquidambar styraciflua. Slow growing tree 
with maple-like leaves useful in parkway 
planting or as lawn specimens. Clean, neat 
growth but glorious in November and Decem- 
ber when arrayed in its autumnal orange, red 
and gold. 
\CHINESE PISTACIO 
Pistacia chinensis. The California climate ac- 
commodates this native of China very well. 
It is a beautiful shade tree, growing to 60 feet 
high, of stately appearance. Excellent for 
vivid fall color. 
SYCAMORE or PLANE TREE 
Platanus orientalis, European Sycamore. 
Handsome symmetrical shade tree. Dense 
light green maple-like leaves and greenish 
white mottled bark on older trees. One of the 
best, widely planted street trees for California. 
Platanus racemosa, California Sycamore. See 
Natives, page 6. 
POPLAR 
Populus nigra italica, Lombardy Poplar. Tall 
slender column excellent as a tall accent tree. 
Requires little room to grow. Frequently used 
as windbreak, or street trees. 
Populus canadensis, Carolina Poplar. A large, 
fast-growing, robust tree providing a good 
shade quickly. Hardy and easy to grow. 
Populus alba Bolleana, Silver Popular. Tall 
and slender like the Lombardy, but with 
silver-gray effect in its foliage. 
OAK 
Quercus palustris (Pin Oak). Very fine street 
tree, tall with gracefully drooping branches. 
Deeply lobed foliage with sharp points. 
Quercus rubra (Red Oak). An excellent tree 
of rapid growth. Foliage turns russet and cop- 
per in autumn. 
WEEPING WILLOW 
Salix babylonica. Grows to 30 feet with long 
drooping branches. The leaves are finely 
toothed, greyish-green beneath. 
Niobe, Golden Weeping Willow. Golden bark, 
graceful weeping habit. 
ELM 
Ulmus pumila, Chinese Elm. Very rapid grow- 
ing, extremely hardy tree. Tolerant of most 
soil and water conditions. Holds leaves late. 
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