EVERGREEN TREES 
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OTHER EVERGREENS SUITABLE FOR THIS CLIMATE BUT 
RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. 
Jack Pine. Finns banksiana. —An evergreen of rather 
scraggly growth. Said to be quite successful in sandy soil 
in this section. Has little to recommend it for ornamental 
planting, except, perhaps, its picturesque habit of growth. 
Height 60 feet. 
Silver Cedar. Juniperus virginiana glauca .—A form 
of the common Red Cedar, described previously. This 
tree has bluish silvery foliage. Desirable in a group with 
other evergreens and especially with the Red Cedar. 
Height 25 feet. 
Pfitzer’s Juniper. Juniper as chinensis Pfitzeriana .— 
A low, broad evergreen of a somewhat stubby habit of 
growth with blue-green foliage. Branches grow horizon¬ 
tally forming a flat spreading top. Height 12 feet. 
Tamarisk-Leaved Juniper. Juniper as sabina tamaris- 
eifolia. —A very beautiful, trailing form of the Savin Juni¬ 
per. Has delicate bluish foliage. Sometimes known as 
Gray Carpet Juniper. Grows very well here even in poor 
soil. Height 2 feet. 
THE FOLLOWING EVERGREENS ARE SOMETIMES PLANTED 
BUT ARE NOT RECOMMENDED. 
Colorado Blue Spruce. Picea pungens. — Often injured by the 
hot weather. 
Fir. Abies. — Not adapted to this hot climate. 
Irish Juniper. Juniperus communis hibernica. — Often dam¬ 
aged by hot weather. 
White Pine. Pinus stobus .—Suitable only for sheltered loca¬ 
tions and for fairly heavy soil. 
