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ASH, GREEN (Fraxinus lanceolata) 
A medium growing shade tree. A broad, open, shapely tree with a 
rounded, oblong head of slender. spreading branches. Foliage yellow- 
green in the Spring: lustrous deep, bright green in the Summer and 
tan-brown in the Autumn. 40 feet high here. Used mainly in Colorado 
and Wyoming for street and yard use. Usual spacing there 25 to 30 ft. 
ASH, SEEDLESS 
A grafted tree. No seed. Original tree from Utah. This variety 
used considerably in the Mountain States. Becoming very popular. 
BIRCH (General description. See varieties below. ) 
Used singly or in clumps in the open yard as specimens. Avoid 
competition of shrubs, other trees, windy locations and sun reflec- 
tion from buildings. Prefers a moist soil. 
CUTLEAF WEEPING BIRCH (Betula pendula gracilis) 
An elegant erect tree with slender, rooping branches and cutleaf 
foliage. White bark. The bark of the small nursery trees is not 
white but turns white after three or four years growth. Grows :up to 
40 feet high, space 30 feet apart. 
EUROPEAN WHITE BIRCH (Betula pendula) 
Tree has white bark, but this variety oce not weep. Preferred 
over the cutleaf variety ‘for natural effects. 
BOXELDER (Acer negundo) 
; We grow this variety in sizes only for windbreak plantings. An 
excellent nurse tree for other species. Grows with great rapidity for 
a few years but wood is of inferior quality. Propagates readily from 
seeds and has been a very popular small native tree for planting on 
the prairies. 
BUCKTHORN (Rhamnus cathartica) 
Fairly dense foliage with branches and foliage to the ground. 
Foliage bright green in the Spring, deep green in the Summer up to 
late Autumn. Greenish flowers in May of no ornamental value. Black 
berries persist into the winter. Used mainly for box hedges north and 
west of here. Occasionally used as a tall natural hedge Oc casion- 
ally as a tree in a shrub border to break the sky line. Very hardy. 
Grows 10 to 15 feet high here with spread of 10 feet. 
COTTONWOOD, COMMON (Populus deltoides) 
We grow this variety in sizes only for windbreak plantings. A 
tree that is upright and pyramidal in youth, becoming tall, high- 
branching and wide spreading with rugged branches. Open and irregular 
with age. 
COTTONWOOD, MARSHALL 
A cottonwood without the cotton. Sometimes called Marshall 
Poplar. Used on large properties where a tree of this size will not 
overawe or be a detriment to other plantings. Not available in small 
sizes for windbreaks. Do not sell, if not listed. 
CRAB, FLOWERING (Malus: in variety) 
We are raising several varieties of different shapes of trees and 
different colors of bloom. Very popular and desirable for all sizes 
of properties, even the small yards. See pricelist for current list 
of varieties we are growing. Our slender types are becoming very 
popular for screening and are replacing Volga Poplar for this use. 
