This section is from the book "The Villa Gardener", by J. C. Loudon. Also available from Amazon: The Villa Gardener.
The trees for a paddock ought to be of small size, even when fully grown; but they ought to be such as grow rapidly when young, so as to be soon out of the reach of cattle. The following kinds possess these advantages, and are, besides, ornamental in appearance: A'cer Pseudo-Platanus, the common syca-more.
A. maorophyllum, the Califonian maple. A. rubrum, the red maple.
A. eriocarpum, Sir Charles Wager's maple. Negundo fraxmifolium, the ash-leaved box elder, Ęsculus rubicunda, the scarlet horseohestnut. Cystisus alpinus, the Scoteh laburnum. Robinia Pseud-Acacia, the common false scacia or American locust. Gledtschia triscanthos, the honey locust, or thorny acacia. Cratae-guasicoccinea, punctata, Crus-galli, Aronia, tanacetifolia, and orientalis, different kinds of thorns. Amelarachier vulgaris, the common amelanchier. A. Botryspium, the snowy mespilns. Mespilus germanice and M. Smithii, medlars. Pyrus spectabilis, Chinese crab. P. A'ria, P. vestita, P. pinnatifida, white
P. ancuparia, the mountain ash.
P. Sorbus, the true service. Tilia europae'a alba, the Hungarian lime, O'rnus europae'aa, the flowering ash. Quercus Cerris Lucombeano, the Lucombe oak. Q.Ilex, the evergreen oak. Platanus orientalis, the Eastern plane tree, Salix alba, Russelliana, vitallina, amygdalina, and fragilis, tree willows. Populus nigra, monilifera, and canadensis. A'lnus glutinosa laciniata, cut-leaved alder. A. cordifolia, heart-leaved alder. A. incana, the hoary-leaved alder. Taxodium distichum, the deciduous cypress. Betula alba and B. nigra, birches, etc.
The last fourteen trees, to which may be added the weeping willow, are adapted for planting in the neighbourhood of the drinking pond.
If any pines and firs are desired, the Pinaster and Pinus Laricio are the best.
 
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