HICKS NURSERIES, WESTBURY, L. I. 



PLANTS FOR FORMAL GARDENS 



Row of standard trained Cedars at Hicks Nurseries 



STANDARDS, continued 



California Privet. We have a few 

 of these which have been trained for 

 the past ten years, with very broad, 

 mature heads and rugged old trunks. 



Norway Maple, Globose. This is 

 similar to the Catalpa Bungei, and is 

 a dwarf variety of the Norway Maple, 

 grafted on a straight stem. It grows 

 about 4 inches per year. 



Norway Maple. See also page 14. 

 Our large Norway Maples, 20 to 30- 

 feet high, with a spread of 10 to 20 feet 

 and a trunk-diameter of 4 to 9 iriches 

 may be considered as Standards, for 

 some of them have been repeatedly 

 pruned to uniform, symmetrical shapes. 

 We can select matched trees for 

 pleached alleys, arching a path, avenue 

 planting or planting about monu- 

 ments. 



Linden. See also page 10. Our 

 Lindens are even more formal than, 

 the Norway Maples. They have an 

 ovate shape in section like half an 

 ellipse, while the Norway Maples are 

 usually half a circle. We know of no 

 stock in this country or Europe simi- 

 lar in age and quality to our Lindens 

 and Maples. 



Cedars. These are the wild Red Cedars trained for several years. They are green all 

 winter, and give the same effect as the imported Bay Tree, which, however, has to be kept 

 inside in winter. 



We advise those having Cedars on their property, or in the vicinity, to train some of them for 

 one or more years and then move them. We can send apparatus for doing this economically 

 and safely. It will help to root-prune the trees by digging a trench 

 around them i }4 feet deep and cutting the larger roots. A root- 

 pruned tree, however, is apt to suffer for lack oi water. If the ^'K 

 weeds on top of the ball are starved or wilty, it shows that the 

 tree is suffering. The best way is to dig down in the ball and see 

 if the soil is dry. Cedars may be used in any shape desired. We 

 have advised using them as a substitute for Dwarf Box edging i 

 foot high. Thousands of little seedlings may be found in the grass. 

 Transplant in the spring with or without a ball of earth. Keep the 

 roots covered and moist. 



PYRAMIDS 



This term applies to plants trimmed 

 more or less in the shape of the letter 

 A. Any upright-growing tree, shrub or 

 evergreen can be easily trained in this 

 form. They are frequently used at regular 

 intervals along the paths of a formal 

 garden or at the edge of a terrace. 



Hornbeam. See also page 8. We 

 have an exceptional stock of European 

 Hornbeams 10 to 14 feet high, and as 

 many years old. They have a close- 

 twigged growth and dense foliage which 

 remains a russet-brown color all winter. 

 We recommend them highly, the Horn- 

 beam being one of the few European trees 

 with the European Beech, Larch, and 

 Norway Maple which thrives here. These 

 pyramids have a mature appearance, and 

 look solid in winter. They are large 

 enough to be in scale with large buildings 

 and gardens. We move them with a ball of earth in the 

 same manner as the evergreens, and they are then certain 

 to make a good growth the first year. This remarkable tree 

 is not so well known in this country as it deserves to be, 

 and we unhesitatingly recommend it to those who desire 

 sdmething different from the better known trees. 



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 nar- 



H o r n b 

 trained to 

 row pyramid. The 

 picture was taken 

 in Winter and 

 shows the russet 

 leaves retained. 



White Spruce. We 

 have forty thousand little 

 Spruces which you can 

 train to uniform shape, 

 resulting in the most 

 economical evergreen 

 for use as formal garden 

 material. 



Cedar Tree. We moved 

 this tree from the wild 

 growth. It was of the usual 

 irregular, open type. A few 

 years of careful pruning by 

 the gardener resulted in rows 

 of uniform specimens like 

 this. 



