Evergreen Trees 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



PINIL. Pinus 



Economically, the Pines and Palms have been the most valuable trees to mankind. They grow 

 in dry and sterile gravel, and thrive in the severe wind and salt spray. The form of the Pines is 

 broad and round - topped, not spire- 

 pointed like the Spruces and Firs. 



White Pine. P. Strobus. The largest 

 evergreen of this region, and the most 

 valuable timber tree of the United 

 States. The high price of lumber is 

 largely due to the nearly exhausted 

 original forest, the destruction of the 

 seed-bearing trees, and the failure to 

 provide for future growth of the White 

 Pine. It is now being planted by the 

 million for reforesting lands not suited 

 to agriculture. 



The far-reaching branches and their 

 horizontal disposition of lights and 

 shadows distinguish the White Pine 

 above all other trees. It resembles 

 the Cedars of Lebanon as they develop 

 in old English parks. Its nobility of 

 bearing is as impressive as that of the 

 Oaks. There is a serene and settled 

 majesty in a grove of stately old Pines. 

 He who loves tones of color should 

 study the Pine in changes of light and 

 atmosphere, soft and gray on a misty 

 day, glistening like blue steel needles 

 in dry clear air, or with a mighty roar 

 beating back the gale with its pliant 

 green arms. The large size of the tree does not 

 prohibit its use on small lawns, for with annual 

 trimming it remains compact and dense. We 

 offer small Pines, 6 inches to 2 feet high, by the 

 thousand, trees 12 to 25 feet high in lots of ico, 

 and specimens 25 to 45 feet high. 



It is possible to immediately attain the quiet 

 and seclusion of old estates on new places, even 

 where close to neighbors or the highway. Until 

 the invention of our movers this was not 

 possible. 



Swiss Stone. P. Cembra. A slow-growing sym- 

 metrical pyramid of blue-green foliage, suitable 

 for small lawns and groups. 



Grove of 

 Mr. E. D. 



Forest of White Pine planted about 30 years ago for Mr. John D. Hicks. The 

 trees have grown to over 2 feet in diameter. 



White Pine planted on abandoned land at Wheatley Hills for 

 Morgan, 8 years ago. Planted by us when 6 inches high. 



Austrian. P. Laricio, var. Austriaca. The Austrian 

 Pine has stiff, thick and tough foliage that is not 

 injured by wind and salt spray. Beautiful effects 

 are attained at Rockaway, Cedarhurst, The 

 Hamptons and other coast villages on Long Island 

 by its use. With its round-topped staunch bear- 

 ing it maintains throughout the winter, even when 

 most severe, a pure green color, and is sure to be 

 in good condition in the spring when some others 

 are singed with brown. It can be depended upon 

 for 20 to 25 years, when it begins to deteriorate, 

 but until then it gives as good results as any ever- 

 green, for such trying situations. It should be 

 planted on the windward side of groves of longer- 

 lived species. 



Scotch. P. sylvestris. Resembles 

 the Austrian in all its qualities, 

 excepting that the foliage is blue- 

 green and shorter. It is equally 

 valuable on sand hill or seashore. 



Pitch. P. rigida. Nature has 

 planted this tree over thousands 

 of acres of Long Island. It is 

 generally seen where fire has 

 impoverished the soil and burned 

 its branches, but it is capable of 

 making a handsome round- 

 headed tree. To cover bare hills 

 and to hold drifting sand it is 

 unexcelled. W 7 e offer small plants 

 in quantity for this purpose. It 

 helps other trees by improving 

 the soil and protecting them. 

 The Stone Pine of Italian gar- 

 dens, with its tall stem and dome 

 top, may be duplicated by the 

 Pitch Pine. 



We can supply large trees of 

 various types. 



