Trees As Futures. Part 2
Growth rates naturally vary with soil, moisture, and climate, as well as with species, but
here are figures for some cultivated species under optimum conditions (compiled for this
book by Princeton Nurseries, one of the country's oldest and wisest shade-tree
concerns):
I. Rapid (2'~3' per year their first 10 years)
- Locust, Shademaster
- Plane, London
- Maple: Silver, Summershade
- Poplar, Carolina
- Sycamore
- Oak, Pin
- Tulip
- Willow
- Ash
- Maple: Norway, Red, Sugar
- Elm, Chinese
- Gum, Sweet
- Linden
- Locust, Honey
- Oak: Red, Scarlet
- Cherry, Flowering
- Hackberry
- Coffee, Kentucky
- Maple: Crimson, Schwedler
- Cork
- Oak, White
- Ginkgo
- Goldenrain
- Sophora
Big nurseries like Princeton quote no retail prices (they sell to dealers only), but figures for what first-class stock like theirs should cost from local outlets can be arrived at by adding to catalog prices a fair markup. For typical items from the lists above, here is a retail buyer's yardstick:
| 8-10 ft. | 12-14 ft | |
| Ginkgo | $24 | $29 |
| Gum, Sweet | $12 | $27 |
| Linden: | ||
| American | $9 | $24 |
| European | $42 | |
| Locust, Honey | $17 | $34 |
| Maple: | ||
| Crimson: | $16 | $45 |
| Schwedler: | $12 | $36 |
| Oak: | ||
| Pin | $12 | $36 |
| Red | $13-50 | $40 |
| Scarlet | $14 | $36 |
| White | $10 | $25 (if available) |
| Plane, London | $10 | $35 |
| Tulip | $8 | $12 |
| Willow | $6 | $7.50
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