14 WYMAN’S FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES 
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TYPES OF DECIDUOUS TREES 
Narrow columnar habit, branches erect. 
Oval or elliptic head, branches ascending. 
Conical head, branches ascending. 
Broad rounding head, branches spreading. 
Irregular habit, branches irregularly ascending or 
spreading. 
Branches ascending, arching, even drooping near 
ends. 
Certain types such as B, C and D do not always show 
the characteristics depicted when young, but do so as 
they mature. 
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RATES OF GROWTH 
VR—very rapid—over 4 feet. 
R—rapid—3 to 4 feet. 
M—medium—2 to 38 feet. 
S—slow—1 to 2 feet. 
VS—very slow —under 1 foot. 
