EVERGREENS AND CONIFERS 
The Middle West is rather limited in its choice of 
good and dependable Evergreens. Of course, one might use 
almost any species or variety in a foundation planting; 
we can see in the residential sections of any town many 
instances where forest trees such as the Spruces and Pines 
were planted in the restricted area of a foundation close 
to the buildings. One can often observe Mugo Pines which 
have outgrown their allotted space on either side of a 
walk. Pfitzer Juniper, often used as a point plant with 
no thought of its ultimate development, can be found al- 
most completely blocking the walk way. In a foundation 
planting, one can use almost any Conifer provided he is 
ready and willing to use the axe just as soon as the for- 
est tree grows out of bounds. However, the use of Norway 
Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce, Austrian Black Pine, and 
the large Junipers in a foundation planting indicates 
either a complete lack of even an elementary knowledge 
trees, or a careful disregard of everything associated 
with the use of plants except the art of salesmanship. 
WHITE PINE 
that It can be considered a shade tree in the fullest 
sense of the word. - . . - 
of 
The White Pine (Pinus Strobus) , a 
*as (Kie of the forest giants all the way 
„ u- u — ' uiit; ui Lne loresx giaiita axj. -— 
irom Michigan to New England, and is today the fastest 
growing pine in the region about St. Louis. It should be 
Planted on good soils and given a great deal of room, 
llZl V"-!"^^ ^"""^ eighteen inches higher each year and may 
IZ, I .J ^^^* ^^ ^i^ty years. To attain this height, 
most Of the lower limbs must be pruned off. If given suf- 
ficient room, the tree will maintain its lowermost branch' 
es and have a spread about one- third its height. 
HIMAUYAN 
i«; nn!^'^ Ir^ ^^°^^ g^^^t promise in the Middle West 
"^ °^ ^^^ "lost beautiful Pines in all the world. 
and 
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