. Street and shade trees. Practical essays on the subject of trees of street and lawn planting, with directions for transplanting, and a list of desirable trees. Trees. Street and Shade Trees. 21 ter and even after the young growth has started in the spring. They turn to red, brown, scarlet or purple in the fall, and sometimes re- main colored until they fall. Being of slow growth and hard to trans- plant after they have attained any size, oaks are not adapted for street planting unless nursery grown. The American white oak ( Quercus alba) is one of the finest of our native trees in habit, alt
. Street and shade trees. Practical essays on the subject of trees of street and lawn planting, with directions for transplanting, and a list of desirable trees. Trees. Street and Shade Trees. 21 ter and even after the young growth has started in the spring. They turn to red, brown, scarlet or purple in the fall, and sometimes re- main colored until they fall. Being of slow growth and hard to trans- plant after they have attained any size, oaks are not adapted for street planting unless nursery grown. The American white oak ( Quercus alba) is one of the finest of our native trees in habit, although other oaks excel it in foliage. The scarlet oak ( Q. coccinca» and the. A Live Oak covered with Spanish Moss. black oak ( Q. coccinea var. tinctoria) are of more rapid growth than the white oak. These are especially desirable for their bright autumn foliage. The leaves of these species are very deeply cut, and the acorns are small, with a deep cup. The red oak ( Q. rubra) is of large size and rapid growth, with handsome foliage. The leaves are less deeply cut than in the last two, and the acorn is large, with a very shallow cup. The tree is a very open grower. The live oak ( Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Powell, E. C. (Edwin C. ); McMillan, William. New York, Rural Pub. Co.
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