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PIN OAK (Quercus palustris) 
: A symmetrical, pyramidal tree with a straight, erect stem extend- 
ing through the tree; branches short, sinuously horizontal with many 
Short bristly twigs; lower branches drooping, upper 2Scending; becom- 
ing more obovate and irregular in outline with age. Summer foliage, 
yellow green to bright green; autumn, bronze to scariet. Foliage 
hangs on through the winter, Fastest growing Oak. Likes rich moist 
soil. Eastern Nebraska and east. Best in open lawn. Will not toler- 
ate an alkaline soil. Space 30 to 40 feet apart here. Ultimate 
height 50 feet, spread 30 feet. 
RED OAK (Quercus rubra) 
Slow growing. Will grow the farthest west in our territory of 
any Oak we have. Trees grow eventually large and wide. An erect, 
high-branching tree with a few large, spreading branches and slender 
branchiets, the crown narrow in youth, becoming broader, round-topped 
and symmetrical. Color of foliage deep green in the summer; autumn, 
dark red to red-bronze, brilliant in sunshine at a distance. Best in 
open lawn. Does not like alkaline soil but more tolerant than Pin or 
Scarlet. We space 35 to 50 feet apart here. Growth slow. Ultimate 
height 60 feet, spread 40 feet. 
SCARLET OAK (Quercus coccinea) 
A slender symmetrical tree with an open, oblong, round-topped 
crown, the branches gradually spreading and curving. Foliage in 
summer, bright, glossy green: Autumn, glossy red-bronze to scarlet. 
We space 30 to 40 feet apart here. Does not like alkaline soil. 
race rich moist soil. Growth siow. Ultimate height 50 feet, spread 
30 feet. 
PAGODATREE, JAPANESE (Sophora japonica) 
Belongs to the Pea family. Decorative pinnate foliage. Long 
panicles of yellowish-white flowers--one half inch long in loose 
panicles fifteen inches long followed by pods. Grows round head. 
Blooms late summer. Growth slow so best in open. Use for variety 
only. Height 15 to 20 feet, spread 15 feet in time here. 
PLUM (General description. See varieties below. ) 
This family will grow in any of our territory. 
CISTENA CHERRY (Prunus: Cistena) 
A bush type purple leaf plum, perhaps more reddish-purple than 
Newport. Being a sandcherry it is not adapted for the more moist con- 
ditions of eastern Nebraska and east. 
DOUBLE FLOWERING PLUM (Prunus triloba plena) 
Low, bushy, shrub-like tree, producing double pink, flowers. 
Sometimes miscalled the Flowering Almond Tree. Ultimate height and 
spread here about 5 feet. 
MAYDAY TREE (Prunus padus commutata) 
Correct common name is Harbinger Birdcherry. Dense growing oval 
top with good green foliage. Growth rate slow. Will grow in most 
situations. Height 20 to 25 feet, spread of 15 feet. Use for variety 
as a small tree. Fragrant white flowers in loose drooping cluster 
followed by black fruit. A close relative of the Chokecherry. Hardy. 
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