Imperial Valley settlers' crop manual . ount of thedisagreeable cotton which is shed, but if male or staminate trees, whichproduce no cotton, are selected from which to take the cuttings, thisobjection will be obviated. Arizona Ash is a desirable and satisfactoryavenue tree. China Umbrella Tree is quick growing, hardy and pro-duces a dense shade. It is liable to be broken to pieces by the windsunless carefully pruned each winter. The true China tree produceslittle shade and is not nearly so satisfactory as the umbrella varietyof the China Tree. Mexican Elder is a small tree which puts outfresh
Imperial Valley settlers' crop manual . ount of thedisagreeable cotton which is shed, but if male or staminate trees, whichproduce no cotton, are selected from which to take the cuttings, thisobjection will be obviated. Arizona Ash is a desirable and satisfactoryavenue tree. China Umbrella Tree is quick growing, hardy and pro-duces a dense shade. It is liable to be broken to pieces by the windsunless carefully pruned each winter. The true China tree produceslittle shade and is not nearly so satisfactory as the umbrella varietyof the China Tree. Mexican Elder is a small tree which puts outfresh green leaves very early in spring and is covered with white 248 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXPERIMENT STATION. blossoms in summer. Honey Locust grows well and is useful forvariety sake. The various kinds of Mulberry succeed admirably,although some persons object to the litter made by the falling evergreen trees the following are suggested: Pepper tree,—this is one of the most beautiful and generally satisfactory ornamental. Fig. 50.—Cottonwood tree, a very rapid grower. evergreen trees available for Imperial planting. Several kinds ofEucalyptus (see under Eucalypts). Sterculia diver si folia or Aus-tralian bottle tree, Monterey Cypress, Chinese Arbor Vitae, MissionOlive, Washington, Canary and Date Palms. Other trees, such as theCarob or St. Johns Bread, Live Oaks, Pecans, etc., are being experi-mented with and may prove valuable. Bagote trees thrive in theregion and are beautiful and interesting, although they furnish verylittle shade. Bulletin 210. imperial valley settlers CROP manual. 249 SHRUBS. Shrubbery is very useful for planting at the sides of the houseand for banking along the borders of the front lawn as a boundaryand to act as a background for the flowers. Pomegranate, EuonymusJaponica, and the Japan privet Ligustrum Japonicum, are especially
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