AMERICAN ARBOR VITAE 
(Thuya Occidentalis) 
When to Plant 
Nearly all planters agree that Spring is 
the best season to plant trees, shrubs and 
plants. Most of our orders call for Spring 
shipments-late March, April and May. 
Evergreens and conifers are planted with 
a good deal of success in late August and 
early September. 
Decidious trees and shrubs do well if 
planted in late September and October. 
For perennial flowers, ferns and plants, 
Fall planting is preferable—August to Oc¬ 
tober. They do well planted in the Fall 
and will be in the ground ready to respond 
to the first growing urge in the Spring. 
Cuttings of trees and shrubs must be 
planted in the Spring only and as early as 
practical. 
American Forestry Co. 
PEMBINE, WISCONSIN, U. S. A. 
Cable Address—Forestry 
The American Arbor Vitae is very hardy and useful for landscape develop¬ 
ment. It stands trimming well and is much planted for evergreen hedges, but 
if grown as a tree it gets to be of good size, perfect shape and beautiful with¬ 
out trimming or pruning. It is sometimes planted in rows a few feet apart and 
allowed to grow without trimming or cutting back. The branches will inter¬ 
weave and make a most efficient windbreak. The fern-like foliage is very 
dense, soft and of a deep green color. In beginning its growth the arbor vitae 
is more like the junipers and different from other coniferous evergreens. Our 
seedlings are grown from seeds collected in northern Wisconsin, the best type 
available, and we have growing a very large number of all sizes listed and can 
fill orders promptly. This tree does not start its growth as early as Spruce and 
Pines and can be shipped from April until June and September until Novem¬ 
ber. Nurserymen and florists can grow from our four to eight inch size at very 
reasonable prices. No collection of evergreen trees is complete without Ameri¬ 
can Arbor Vitae. Seldom attacked by insects; the foliage contains cedar oil 
which protects and preserves it, retaining its color and remaining soft and 
pliable for weeks after being cut from the branches, the sprays are used by 
florists for decorative purposes. 
INDEX 
Evergreens and Coniferous Trees_Page 1-2 
Dwarf Type Evergreens_Page 2 
Deciduous Trees _ Page 3 
Ornamental Shrubs _ Page 4-5 
Roses and Peonies_Page 5 
Rock Garden Plants_Page 6 
Sempervivums and Other Perennials_Page 6 
Fruit Trees and Small Fruits_Page 7 
Evergreen and Deciduous Tree Seedlings_Page 8 
Ferns_Page 8 
