Tree Tour

1. Large Toothed Aspen - Courthouse Tower. Heart-shaped leaves with rounded teeth. Flower is a drooping catkin which develops into a cluster of fruit with small, hairy seeds. Member of the poplar family.	7. Silver Maple or Soft Maple - 715 N. Franklin. Fast growing soft wood, planted in cities for shade. Leaves turn pale yellow in fall. Trees tend to rot with age.
2. Coffee Bean Tree - 217 N. Jackson. This tree is not very common. The fruit is a pod with large beans in it. The early settlers used these seeds to make a coffee-like drink. They do have a slight coffee-like smell.	8. Linden - 136 E. First St. Has large heart-shaped leaves. Makes fine shade tree. The wood is light weight and is used in making cabinetwork and toys.
3. Ash - 301 N. Franklin. Leaves turn to gold or purple in fall. Wood used for baseball bats and wooden handles. May grow to 90 feet in height.	9. Pecan - 120 W. Walnut St. Supplies nuts for the city squirrels. Trees grow large and tall. Used as shade trees in this area. Wood is brittle, a member of the hickory family.
4. Dogwood - 332 N. Franklin. Pretty creamy-white blooms appear in the spring, heralding corn planting time. Leaves turn red in the fall.	10. Holly - 315 W. Walnut St. Has spiny evergreen leaves. Female trees bear small, brigh-red fruit, a favorite of song birds.
5. Blue Spruce - 413 N. Franklin. Evergreen of unusual blue color. Very dense foliage. Fine ornamental needles are almost square-shaped.	11. Wild Cherry - 403 W. Walnut St., east side of house. Fruit is small, black and tart. Birds think it is wonderful. Valuable for lumber, makes fine furniture.
6. Red Oak - SW corner of Franklin and Hendricks. One of the larges specimens in the state. A valuable timber tree having close-grained reddish wood.	12. White Pine - 303 W. Walnut St., backyard. Needles are five in a cluster. Often found growing around old homesteads. Native of the northeast.