This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
This group contains trees which may be used with a great deal of certainty that they will thrive under city conditions of congestion and dusty atmosphere. Wherever possible, these trees, especially evergreens, should be thoroughly sprayed at frequent intervals to wash a considerable portion of the dust from the surface of the leaves.
Abies concolor White Fir
Aesculus hippocastanum Common Horse-chestnut
Ailanthus glandulosa Tree of Heaven
Celtis occidentalis (North only) Nettle Tree
Cercis canadensis Red-bud
Crataegus (in variety) Thorn
Fraxinus (in variety) Ash Tree
Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree
Juniperus virginiana
Red Cedar Picea pungens
Colorado Spruce
Pinus montana mughus Dwarf Mountain Pine
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine
Platanus orientalis Oriental Plane
Quercus palustris " Pin Oak
Robinia pseudacacia Black Locust
Salix (in variety)
Willow Sophora japonica
Japanese Pagoda Tree Tilia europaea
European Linden Tilia tomentosa
Silver Linden
Ulmus campesiris English Elm
 
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