The why and how of shade trees and evergreen by Harrison's Nurseries (Berlin Md.) & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery & Seed Trade Catalog Collection

Author:Harrison's Nurseries (Berlin, Md.) & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery & Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs, Trees Catalogs
Publisher: Berlin, Md. : Harrison's
Published: 1912-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MP.

Maple is adapted to any kind of planting, in public or private places, singly in your yard or in large groves or windbreaks. It is a safe tree to plant—it has the ability to take care of itself. The dense, compact foliage makes such a barrier to the sun's rays as can be found in few other kinds of trees.

Silver Maple. The name comes from the color of the leaves. Underneath, these are the same shade as bright, new silver dollars; on top they are light green. Many of them are carried on their edges, and when the wind blows the trees are alive with silver-green flashes. Silver Maples produce enormous crops of leaves for the amount of wood-growth, and yet the growth of Silver Maples is the greatest thing about them. They grow faster and get big quicker than any other shade tree. Whenever you want cheap and rapid results you cannot select better trees. They stand dry weather and continue to look fresh. As screens, while they are not so thick as Norway Maples, they are satisfactory.

The trees get very large. In the fertile valley of the Ohio River and its tributaries they are often lOO feet high with a 3-foot trunk at the base. It is easy to train them, by pruning, so they arch over drives or buildings. They can be made to look almost like Elms. The bloom comes very early, usually in March. There are two kind of flowers: one pollen-bearing, which is greenish yellow, and the other seed-bearing, which is greenish with crimson spots and hairs.

Ash-leaved Maple, or Box Elder. Good old reliable shade trees which are especially suitable for planting in the country and small towns. They are clean and have no bad habits, nor do they harbor enemies. The branches grow very upright, making an oval head. Foliage is abundant and the shade dense. Ash-leaved Maples are an exception to the rule of single-leaved Maples because each stem has from three to seven leaflets. The curious fact is that the leaflets on one stem almost always differ in shape one from the others. The olive-green of the twigs is very rich looking during fall and winter. After the leaves fall in October long clusters of key-shaped, or winged, fruits remain thickly on the branches until whipped off by winter winds. The Box Elder is noted for rapid growth, dense foliage, good coloring of leaves, comparative freedom from disease, ability to stand dry weather and freezing, and to thrive under hard conditions. With age, it grows less rapidly, a feature in which Norway excels it.

Colchicum Maple, or Red Maple. In winter the bark of the twigs is red, and in spring the same color appears in the blossoms. During the summer the fruits are red, and in the fall the red leaves make a magnificent banner. So Red Maples are appropriately named. Naturally they are lowland trees, growing along river banks and in swamps, but thrive almost anywhere. Originally they came from Asia.

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