Truehedge Columnberry tllllllLCil One, 
L ESS THAN FIVE MINUTES trimming created each of these specimens 
from untrimmed plants. Great beauty of form as illustrated in these 
trimmed specimens is longed for and sought after by plant lovers every¬ 
where. The trend is decidedly to the formal. No other plant has the possibili¬ 
ties of Truehedge to satisfy completely this eager longing. The following is 
a letter from Professor Donald Wyman of the Department of Horticulture. 
Cornell University: 
October 3, 1935. 
My dear Sirs: 
We are very much enthused about the Truehedge Columnberry which you sent us 
last spring. They have grown vigorously during the summer and are everything that 
should be expected from what your advertisements say concerning these plants. 
We expect that as these plants grow older, they will make a perfect hedge which will 
need little, if any, trimming. 
Of course, their growth another year would help us to be in a better position to say 
more about them but from this first year’s growth, they are splendid columnar, upright 
growing plants which certainly should be used a great deal in hedge work. 
Very truly yours, 
DONALD WYMAN. 
Truehedge Columnberry 
Columbus did the unbelievable when he crossed the Atlantic. 
And it’s just about as hard to believe that Japanese Barberry can 
be grown as espaliers and trees but here is proof in the form of 
an actual photograph of the Truehedge Columnberry type, twice 
trimmed, over a three week period, from. 3 year plants in our 
Nursery rows. The tree or standard form is 30 inches tall. 
Here is the answer to the gardener’s prayer for a hardy, satis¬ 
factory plant that will thrive in difficult positions—one that can 
be easily kept trimmed to a thickness of only 6 to 8 inches and 
grow flat against a wall to hide its ugly bare exposure, or in a 
narrow spot between the walk or drive, and a building. 
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What Others Say 
September 3, 1935. 
FARRELL, PA. 
My 220 Truehedge planted last June 
are ALL growing and are now a beau¬ 
tiful perfect hedge. J. D. 
CLEVELAND, OHIO 
The Columnberry are ALL growing, 
(all erect). We are well satisfied. 
Mrs. B. A. H. 
FROM MINNESOTA 
Our Columnberry are O. K. and ALL 
growing nicely. W. I. M. 
CITY OF SYRACUSE 
Department of Parks 
Gentlemen: 
We purchased a quantity of True¬ 
hedge Columnberry late last Spring and 
used it in formal work in several of 
our down-town parks, and find that in 
spite of the lateness of planting and 
the adverse growing conditions, that 
all of the plants show a very good 
growth. 
It would appear that you have de¬ 
veloped a very fine plant from the 
standpoint of neat appearance, good 
foliage and color, and low maintenance 
cost, and we will not hesitate to use 
more as the need arises. 
Yours very truly, 
(Signed) Paul A. Wells, 
City Forester. 
Note—Mr. Wells used over 1000 True¬ 
hedge and as he states above, "all 
show a very good growth.” Evidently 
none died. Truehedge transplants 
readily. 
Mr. E. J. Vollmayer of St. John’s 
University, Toledo, Ohio, says: 
“ALL of the plants are growing and 
satisfactory in every way.” 
Who would not thrill at 
Creating Such Beauty? 
COMING GARDEN STYLE 
TRUEHEDGE COLUMNBERRY comes into 
the market just in time to fall in with the new 
very general tendency towards formal gardening, 
with its demand for single specimens as well as 
for complete landscape design. 
A revival of English and Colonial effects, call¬ 
ing for the fantastic clipped shapes the artist has 
sketched here is well established in every section 
of the country. Many gardeners want to experi¬ 
ment in clipping their own totem poles and 
topiary designs. 
Columnberry is all that has been needed to 
cause this style to sweep the country in the same 
overwhelming way accomplished by the Rock 
Garden Craze. 
Columnberry is naturally so formal and dense 
that interested plantsmen can easily develop 
these artistic shapes by slight infrequent clipping 
and training over a one to two year period. 
