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MAPLE (General description. See varieties below. ) 
All the Maple trees like moist soil and do not like semi-arid 
conditions. 
BLAIR MAPLE (Acer dasycarpum: Blair) 
We found a Silver Maple growing in Biair, Nebraska that had a 
very compact top, with the limbs growing up obliquely making this top 
more narrow than the average Silver Maple. Also the limb crotches are 
stronger. We propagated this tree and call it Blair Maple. An ex- 
cellent tree for a moderately fast grower. Good seller. We space 
35 to 40 feet apart here. Where a Maple will grow, we generally pre- 
fer it to a Chinese Elm for a shade tree. 
CRIMSON KING MAPLE (Acer: Crimson King - Pat. No. 735) 
A new purple foliage Norway Maple which retains its purpie foii- 
age longer into the summer than Schwedier Do net believe it is as 
hardy as Schwedler and should be used only south and east from here as 
a speculation. A new grafted tree. 
SCHWEDLER MAPLE (Acer platanoides: Schwedler) 
A variety of Norway Maple similar in every respect excepting it 
has a reddish-purple foliage in the Spring that turns to bronzy- green 
in the summer and golden yellow in the Fall. Used cccasionally as a 
specimen tree here and east of us, also does well in parts of Colo 
rado. We space 35 to 40 feet apart here. Grows slow; likes moist 
soil. Protect trunks of young trees from sun scaid. 
SILVER MAPLE (Acer dasycarpum) 
Also calied Soft Maple or Common Maple. Rapid grower. Shouid 
not be confused with Silver Poplar. 
SUGAR MAPLE (Acer saccharum) 
A hard Maple--not a fast grower. Very compact top. A broad, 
stout tree with many ascending branches forming a dense, wideiy cvate 
head, round-topped. Excellent green foliage that colors to a reddish- 
yellow in the Autumn. Coloring varies in different locations and may 
not start coloring until a few years after transplanting. Used for a 
street and ornamental tree in Iowa and for only a short distance west 
of the Missouri river. 
MOUNTAIN ASH (Sorbus aucuparia) 
A semi-formal tree with a slender trunk and erect ascending 
branches forming an ovate or spherical head, never densely shady. 
Blooms in the Spring small white in terminal corymbs. Season of 
fruit, late summer, persisting; smali crimson fruits with a peculiar, 
-acid flavor, eaten by birds in the winter. Foliage fine, texture, 
light bright green. Height 20 to 30 feet. Spread 15 feet. Piant in 
the open, free of tree and shrub roots for a ionger life. Protect 
fe trees from sun scald by wrapping the trunks as it has a smooth 
ark. 
MULBERRY, RUSSIAN (Morus tatarica) 
Plant near cherry trees to attract birds, if space aliows. Used 
for windbreaks. Wood good for posts. 
OAK (General description. See varieties on next page. ) 
It is difficult to transplant bareroot Oak trees larger than we 
list. Must be planted and maintained with care. Slow growing. 
