SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK 
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EVERGREEN TREES 
The use of evergreens as all-the-year, outdoor adornment is rapidly increasing in favor. The 
conifers, or large cone-bearing evergreens as shade and protection impart an atmosphere of 
companionship and snugness to the home. The smaller kinds are effective as screens or hedges, 
and the larger as windbreaks. The dwarf varieties planted about foundations and filling angles 
and nooks, give distinction and an effect of refinement not equalled by any other plants. 
The great variety in shades of green, yellow and blue, and of growth habits, lend vast power 
to the landscape architect eager for effects, besides the more formal results obtained by shearing. 
Evergreens are difficult to transplant and as much soil as possible should be listed with the 
roots, which must not be allowed to dry. Tramp earth firmly and keep well watered until estab¬ 
lished. With a little care, they may be transplanted freely. 
ABIES—Fir 
Trees in this group are lofty, hardy, beautiful trees that 
are especially adapted to open spaces. 
A. balsamea (Balsam Fir). A trim pyramidal tree of rapid 
growth. Noted for its pleasing pungent odor. 
A. concolor (White Fir). Foliage of varying shades of 
dark green and blue. Stands dry weather well. The 
showiest of all firs. 
CHAMAECYPARIS—False Cypress 
C. pisifera aurea (Golden Sawara Cypress). Bright 
yellow foliage in the spring. A quick grower. 
C. pisifera filifera (Thready Cypress). Very graceful 
drooping branches of bright green. Grows 1 5 to 20 
feet high. 
C. pisifera plumosa. A slender tree reaching a height 
of 25 or 30 feet. Tiny, needle-like bright green 
foliage. Stands shearing well. 
C. pisifera plumosa aurea. (Golden Plume Cypress). 
Foliage a warm yellow. Grows to a height of 20 to 
25 feet. 
JUNIPERUS—Juniper 
J. Chinensis alba—variegata (White leaved Chinese 
Juniper). Grows only 6 or 7 feet high. 
J. chinensis columnaris (Columnar Chinese Juniper). 
A slender tapering tree about 20 feet high when 
mature. Soft grey green foliage. Very effective when 
sheared. 
J. chinensis pfitzeriana (Pfitzer's Juniper). Very popular 
low growing, spreading tree. Dense feathery, grey 
green foliage. Very hardy and especially adapted to 
city conditions. 
J. communis depressa (Prostrate Juniper). A low, 
broad-topped vase-shaped bush 3 to 4 feet high. 
Dark blue green foliage. Very hardy. 
J. communis depressa plumosa (Plumed Prostrate 
Juniper). Feathery foliage which turns a rich bronze 
green in winter. 
J. communis suecica (Swedish Juniper). Compact spire¬ 
like tree, about 20 feet at maturity. Very hardy. Thick 
green foliage. 
J. excelsa stricta (Spiny Greek Juniper). Compact 
needle-like tree with grey green foliage. Very useful 
in formal arrangements. 
J. horizontalis (Creeping Juniper). Dense low growing 
shrub with greyish green leaves. Excellent ground 
cover or rock garden plant. 
J. sabina (Savin Juniper). Grows 3 to 4 feet high, 
spreading in irregular masses. Dense, dark green 
foliage. 
J. sabina tamariscifolia (Tamarisk Juniper). Flat, spread¬ 
ing shrub about 18 inches high of soft, feathery 
texture. 
J. squamata meyeri. A new introduction from China. 
Eventually reaches a height of 4 to 5 feet and equally 
as broad. Silvery blue foliage. 
J. virginiana (Red Cedar). Most widely found evergreen 
in Eastern U. S. Tall growing, hardy, easily adapted 
to all conditions. 
J. virginiana glauca (Silver Cedar). Narrow tree, seldom 
taller than 18 feet. Silvery blue foliage. Contrasts 
nicely with other evergreens. 
LARIX EUROPAEA 
European Larch. A cone bearing tree shedding its 
leaves in the autumn. Grows 50 to 60 feet tall and 
very symmetrical. FHandsome yellow green needles 
in the spring. 
PSEUDOTSUGA 
P. douglasi (Douglas Fir). Rugged, enduring and per¬ 
manent, often growing more than 60 feet high. Forms 
a broad, open pyramid of rich green often tinged a 
silvery blue. 
Juniperus excelsa stricta 
(Spiny Greek Juniper) 
