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ALPHA 
ILLINOIS 
Wirt’s Low'Growing 
EVERGREENS 
Pfitzer Juniper 
Evergreens are just the thing for 
landscape planting as they give color 
throughout the year. Their winter 
color cannot be obtained with shrubs 
and trees. Evergreens come in low, 
medium and tall growing types and 
with the proper selection of trees a 
perfect planting can be obtained without much trimming. 
Evergreens should be sheared a little in the early 
spring to keep them in a nice compact form. We suggest 
the trees in smaller sizes for general planting as they are 
much easier started, as large trees have many years back 
of them and take a lot of care to get them started. 
The following evergreens are low growing types. 
They grow from 18 inches to 3 feet tall. 
JUNIPER PFITZER —This tree ranks as one of the most 
important evergreens of today. U thrives nnd^r many 
conditions. We have found that this evergreen will grow 
where all other kinds fail. It is spreading in growth and 
will attain a height of 4 to 5 feet if properly sheared and 
staked a little. 
15 to 18 in. Trees, $1.50 each 
18 to 24 in. Trees, $2.50 each 
3 to 4 ft. Trees, $5.00 each 
JUNIPER ANDORA —This juniper has proven a most satisfactory low growing tree. 
Its spread will reach 4 to 5 feet across and 18 to 20 inches high. It is a good 
thrifty grower. In the fall it turns a silver and finally, going into the winter, a 
bronzy red, but during the summer it is a vivid green, 
15 to 18 in. Trees, $1.50 each 24 to 30 in. Trees, $2.50 
JUNIPER CUMMUS GOLDEN —This is a very unusual evergreen, having a golden 
color during the summer. In the fall many of the branches take on a silver color, 
and the yellow color changes to an old gold. This variety planted with the two 
kinds above make a very colorful planting for winter. 15 to 18 in. Trees, $2.50 each. 
PROCUMBUS JUNIPER —This is a low spreading juniper growing about 12 to 14 
inches tall, with a bluish green color. A good thrifty grower. 
24 to 30 in. Trees, $2.50 each 
JUNIPER CUMMUS —This is a vivid green spreading type growing about 14 to 16 
in. tall with a spread of 4 to 5 feet. A good green winter color. 
24 to 30 in. Trees, $2.50 each 
ARBOR VITAE GLOBE —This evergreen grows in a ball shape without trimming. 
Will obtain a height of 3 feet. Flat, light, bright green foliage. 
14 to 16 in. Trees, $1.50 each 
PINE MUGHO —This is a dwarf pine, will grow into a thick round flat ball with a 
little trimming. Has long needles, and in the spring the new growth is like many 
small candles on top of the tree. 14 to 16 in. Trees, $1.50 each. 
