Deciduous TREES for Summer Shade and Winter Sunshine 
Bechtel’s Flowering Crab 
MAPLES 
Acer dasycarpum, Silver Maple. Very rapid growing large shade tree. 
The under side of the leaves are a silvery white, whence the name 
Silver Maple. Turns a rich golden yellow in fall. 5-gal. $3.95. 
CALIFORNIA ALDER 
Alnus rhombifolia. One of the finest native California trees, this 
tall, symmetrical alder has sturdy gray trunk and limbs, and rich 
green leaves. Grows quickly. 5-gal. $3.95. 
WHITE BIRCHES 
Betula alba, European White Birch. Popular fast growing tree with 
beautiful white bark marked with horizontal black lines. Light green 
foliage shimmers with the slightest breeze. Fine near pools or in 
front of dark trees. 5-gal. $3.95 up. 
Betula alba laciniata, Cut Leaf Birch. Graceful weeping branches 
and delicately cut leaves make this an exquisitely beautiful tree for 
lawn planting. Bark same as White Birch and most effective against 
a dark background. 5-gal. $4.75 up. 
ASH 
Fraxinus velutina glabra, Modesto Ash (Montebello Ash). Fast 
growing shade tree of graceful habit making a dense crown of dark 
green foliage. Thrives equally well in warm interior valleys or at 
the coast. 5-gal. $3.95. 
GINKGO 
Ginkgo biloba, Maidenhair Tree. Very unlike any other tree grown— 
this unique and interesting tree, with its fan-shaped leaves, like 
those of Maidenhair Fern, but larger of course, makes a beautiful 
specimen for lawn or street planting. Foliage turns bright yellow in 
fall. 5-gal. $3.95 up. 
SWEET GUM for Fall Color 
Liquidambar styraciflua. Few trees will color as well in California as 
does the Sweet Gum. Slow growing tree with maple-like leaves 
useful in parkway plantings or as lawn specimens. Clean, neat, 
its autumnal tints of orange, red, gold and deeper shades make a 
display that rivals the Sugar Maple. 5-gal. $3.95 and up. 
TULIP TREE 
Liriodendron tulipifera. Tall growing symmetrical tree with straight 
trunk and dark green leaves. Desirable shade tree. Always neat and 
trim. One of our finest shade trees. Flowers are distinctly tulip- 
shaped, and colored chartreuse with orange. 5-gal. $3.95. 
FLOWERING CRABAPPLE 
Malus ioensis plena, Bechtel Crab. Small tree to 15 feet. Crowded in 
spring with large, fragrant, double pale pink flowers. The bright 
green leaves which follow are neat all summer long. 5-gal. $3.95 
and up. 
Flowering Plum, Tkundercloud 
Flowering Peach 
FLOWERING PEACH TREES 
Beautiful low growing trees wonderful for spring bloom before they 
leaf out. Large double flowers in great masses, clothe every stem. 
Excellent for cutting. After bloom is over prune heavily for next 
season’s bloom. Hardy. 
Any of the following $3.50 up 
Peppermint Variegated. Striped red and white. Late flowering. 
Helen Borchers. One of the finest double pink varieties. 
And three colors Red, Pink and White, single-flowered, available 
in both early and late flowering strains. 
In addition, we have some of the new flowering-fruiting peaches 
which do double duty in providing both ornamental flowers and 
fine fruits to eat. These new types priced at the nursery. 
SYCAMORES or PLANE TREES 
Platanus orientalis, European Sycamore. Handsome symmetrical 
shade tree widely planted on streets and avenues. Dense light green 
maple-like leaves and greenish white mottled bark on older trees. 
One of the best street trees for California. 5-gal. $3.95. 
Platanus racemosa, California Sycamore. Rapid growing tree, often 
making a clump of several trunks, much less formal. Leaves with 
long finger-like divisions. Mottled bark is always a pleasant varia- 
tion and source of interest. 5-gal. $3.95. 
PURPLE-LEAVED PLUMS 
Prunus blireiana. Brilliant red foliage later turning greenish. Flowers 
dainty soft pink and double line the long slender stems in spring. 
5-gal. $3.95. 
‘\ Prunus pissardi. Leaves are larger and darker than blireiana, holding 
their dark, reddish purple all season long. Attractive white flowers 
in the spring. Ultimate height, 15 feet. 5-gal. $3.95. 
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Prunus cerasifera, Thundercloud. Really lives up to its name. Masses 
of early white flowers followed by bronzy-purple foliage holding 
color throughout the summer. 5-gal. $3.95. 
FLOWERING LOCUST 
Robinia idahoensis, Idaho Pink Locust. Tall rapid growing variety 
of Black Locust with long racemes of fragrant pink flowers. 5-gal. 
$395; 
ELM 
Ulmus pumila, Chinese Elm. Very rapid growing, extremely hardy 
tree. Tolerant of most adverse soil and water conditions. Holds 
leaves until very late in fall. 5-gal. $3.95 up. 
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