Spring, 1936 
D. HILL NURSERY COMPANY, DUNDEE, ILL. 
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Picea excelsa 
(Norway Spruce) 
Picea excelsa nidiformis 
(Nest-shaped Spruce) 
SPRUCES 
Picea excelsa (Norway Spruce) 
For many years Norway Spruce has been highly appreciated because 
of its rapid growth, its thriftiness, and its heavy masses of deep green 
foliage. Some of the finest old hedges are of Norway Spruces, as the 
trees can readily be pruned to any desired height. On farms and 
around homes all over the country, Norway Spruce windbreaks are giv¬ 
ing substantial protection to stock and buildings. Norway Spruce is a 
tall, picturesque, and hardy tree, graceful in all, its lines, and well 
adapted to planting over a wide range of territory. As the Norway 
Spruce prevails over a wide range of European territory, here are many 
sources from which to obtain seed. Careful experiments and close study 
for many years have proved to us that seed from the higher elevations in¬ 
sures a superior type for America, therefore, we use this seed exclusively. 
Each 
6- 8 
inch 
o 3 
12-15 
U 
XX 
15-18 
a 
XX 
l%-2 
feet 
XX 
xx Twice Transplanted 
$ 
10 
B&B .75 
6.50 
100 
1000 
$ 3.50 
$ 25.00 
12.00 
100.00 
15.00 
130.00 
50.00 
Picea excelsa nana compacta 
This extremely dwarf form is one of the oldest of the dwarf 
Spruces. It has fine foliage and a very compact growing habit. Grows 
very slowly. 
10x10 inch xx Twice Transplanted.B&B 1.00 9.00 
Picea excelsa nidiformis (Nest-Shaped Spruce) 
It 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. Branchlets 
in tight layers, the whole forming a dense, impenetrable head. It grows 
slowly, % to 1% inch yearly. This is one of the few truly dwarf Ever¬ 
greens. Ultimate size is a matter dependent entirely upon conditions. 
4- 6 inch xx Twice Transplanted. 10.00 80.00 
6- 8 “ xx “ “ . 12.00 100.00 
