Dwarf Alberta Spruce 
Nest-Shaped Spruce 
I T was found in cultivation near Hamburg, 
Germany, and described by the introducer 
in 1906 as “a round plate-like, fan-forming 
form with a dense nest-like mass of branchlets 
where the leading shoot should be.” 
It is of such extraordinary dense form, so 
densely branched that one wonders how the 
light ever gets to the lower branches. Branch- 
lets in tight layers, the whole forming a dense 
impenetrable head. It grows slowly, % inch to 
1inches yearly. 
EACH 10 
6 by 6 inch xx.B&B $1.10 $10.00 
Five of the same variety and size at the 10 rate. Each x 
indicates one transplanting. B&B signifies balled and bur- 
lapped. 
Dwarf Alberta Spruce 
O NE of the most interesting oddities 
among Evergreens. It is of ex¬ 
tremely narrow, pyramidal growth, 
thickly covered with short, close set twiggy 
branches and clothed in grass green leaves. 
It is unlike any other Evergreen, both in 
shape and general appearance so that it 
always attracts attention. 
Its annual growth is only one-half inch 
to one inch so that many years are required 
to raise the trees in the nursery. As it must 
be grown by small cuttings or grafts, at 
least ten to twelve years’ growth is repre¬ 
sented in the sizes shown here. 
Some of the oldest trees in the country 
are said to be about five feet high, still 
retaining their characteristic habits. 
If exposed to the south, this little tree 
may be burned by the winter sun and 
winds. It is advisable, therefore, to shade 
it toward the south during winter. It pre¬ 
fers a partially shaded, rather moist loca¬ 
tion, and winter protection is then unnec¬ 
essary. 
Many planting uses suggest themselves 
for this little tree. For formal effect in 
terraces and gardens and rock gardens, it 
is proving of great interest and value. 
each 10 
8 to 10 inch xx.B&B $ . 90 $7.50 
10 to 12 inch xx.B&B 1.10 10.00 
12 to 15 inch xx.B&B 1.50 13.50 
Nest-Shaped Spruce 
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