Snyder Bros. (Inc.), Center Point, Iowa 
Bare Rooted Evergreens 
EVERGREENS 
TRANSPLANTING. All evergreens we offer are dug fresh as sent out. If 
the buyer comes to the Nursery after them, which is the best way to do, they 
can be lifted directly from the row to his truck or trailer and have a minimum 
of exposure. This is very important. If the roots of evergreens once become 
thoroughly dry in handling or planting they cannot be revived, as can other 
trees. Failure in transplanting them is largely due to allowing them to become 
dry while planting, to not packing good mellow moist soil; or much better yet 
a mixture of equal parts of such soil and pulverized, moist peat, very firmly 
around the roots; or to not watering them and conserving the moisture about 
them though the summer by frequent shallow cultivation or by mulching. An 
area 3 or 4 inches deep and 3 feet in diameter or as wide as the spread of the 
tree can be filled with pulverized peat instead of soil and will provide the ideal 
means of getting water into the soil about the roots and holding it there. 
SPACING. For single row windbreaks plant Pines and Spruces 7 to 8 
feet apart; for double rows of Pines or Spruces 10 to 12 feet. For low hedges 
to be sheared, plant 18 to 24 inches apart, depending on the size of the plants. 
SOILS. Plant Pines on dry or well drained soil. All pines, and particu¬ 
larly White Pine, may be short-lived if planted in very rich soil such as an old 
feed lot, or where the drainage from a feed lot runs onto them. The Bull Pine 
will do well on very dry gravelly soil. In places where it is quite wet at 
times, Spruce will be better. 
PESTS. Red Spider or Mite causes much damage sometimes in the growing 
season. A rusty appearance is likely to be due to it. Water applied under a 
high pressure to the tops every few days is an effective remedy. Pine Needle 
Scale is found almost everywhere and sometimes becomes a serious pest. White 
spots on the leaves of pine or spruce are likely due to it. Both this and Red 
Spider can be controlled by a single thorough spraying with Lime Sulphur such 
as orchardists use, in the regular dormant strength (1 to 8 of water) applied 
on warm days in spring before the new growth starts. Soluble oil sprays also 
are effective, but must be used with much caution. Frequent dashing showers 
through June, when the young are crawling, will control them. 
BARE ROOTED EVERGREENS 
PRICES, in this section are for unsheared trees and do not include Ball and 
Burlap; if wanted that way, the expense of making it and cost of handling 
the additional weight must be added. Each X represents one transplanting. 
Douglas Fir—Douglas Spruce, 
70 to 80 feet . 
This Colorado type endured the heat 
and drought of 1936 better than any 
other spruce or fir. 
Pine—Bull, Pinus Ponderosa, Western 
Yellow Pine, 50 to 80 ft. 
A native of the Black Hills, with very 
long needles and stout branches, not 
broken by heavy sleet or storms. Not 
injured by drought and heat. 
Size 
Each 
Per 10 
Per 100 
15-18 in. 
XX 
$0.50 
$4.50 
$40.00 
18-24 in. 
XX 
.60 
5.50 
50.00 
18-24 
in. 
XX 
.50 
4.50 
40.00 
2-3 
ft. 
XX 
.60 
5.50 
50.00 
3-4 
ft. 
XX 
.75 
6.50 
60.00 
4-5 
ft. 
XX 
.90 
8.00 
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