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THE DANIELS NURSERY 

HOW TO PRUNE EVERGREENS 
The pruning and trimming of evergreens is simple, easy and vitally 
important to many kinds, if they are to look their best and serve 
their intended purposes. 
All evergreens may be pruned and all may be improved by it BUT 
the right wood must be cut and the cutting must be ‘done at the right 
time. 
Evergreens fall into three groups, based on the time and method of 
cutting, as follows: 
Group I—Junipers, Cedars and Arbovitae 
May be cut at any time. Preferred time April to mid-August. Trim 
anywhere, preferably in younger wood. Use shears or hedge shears 
on compact ‘‘definitely formed’’ specimens and knife or hand shears 
on others. 
wood 

‘*candles’’ 
buds for the following 
Group II—The Pines 
Pines (except in occasional cases where older wood must be taken 
out) are pruned only in late spring when the new shoots (or ‘‘can- 
dles’’) have made most of their growth, but before the needle ‘‘buds’’ 
along the sides 
time the 
of the new shoot have started to elongate. At this 
may be cut off at any desired length and new 
season’s growth will be formed at the cut 
end. Mughos may be kept symmetrically ‘‘in bounds’’ with this an- 
nual pruning. 
Group III—Spruce, Fir, Yew, Hemlock 
Preferred pruning consist of heading back one year shoots,—cut- 
ting to one of the lateral buds (along side of new shoot). If older 
must be 
time is late in dormant period, as in March or April. 
No paint is needed on ordinary evergreen pruning wounds. 
If ‘‘leaders’’ 
shoot into the position the leader should occupy and tie in place to 
a bamboo or similar light stick. After a month or two the brace may 
be removed. 
Please feel free to call on us at any time regarding your prun- 
ing problems. 
removed, cut back to another shoot or branch. Best 
are broken or fail to develop, bend the nearest 



EVERGREEN SPECIALS 
“SECONDS” 
THAT SHOULD COME FIRST IN YOUR CONSIDERATION 
In growing evergreens by the thousands, as we do, there are always a considerable number 
of individuals which fail to develop into perfect trees. Such trees which have failed to attain 
the high standard of perfection demanded of ‘Daniels Specimen” grade we have classed as 
“seconds.” They are not cripples nor culls—they are real bargains—while they last—at just 
half (or less than half) the price of perfect trees. Unexcelled for planting screens, groves or 
other group plantings. You can make your own selection from several hundred. BUT—come 
early as at these prices they will not last long. 


Just Thoughts While Looking Out Of 
The Window On A Winter's Day— 
Wish I’d be a whole ahead 
now. 
Wonder when the war will end? Should get my yard fixed 
up ‘“‘P. D. Q.’’ Then I’ll have a place to relax, enjoy life 
and forget war worries,— or at least I’d have a comfortable 
place to worry in. 
Quality in plants is 
iels—where quality and 
habit. 
Wish my yard was larger. I’d like to do a little farming, 
but I’ll tuck some rhubarb and a few bush fruits and may- 
be a fruit tree or two somewhere in the border. 
The lawn sure needs a boost. Better see that it gets a good 
fertilizing this spring and then, if it’s not really perfect, an- 
other late in August. 
planted last year— I’d year 
‘‘hidden’’. 
‘‘erowth results’’ 
Guess I’ll buy from Dan- 
seem to- be a 

Five kinds of apples and plums on one tree—m-m-m-sounds 
a little fishy—but Daniels says it’s O. K. Better order one 

now while they still have some unsold. Poor Uncle Ben got . 
sent up for grafting—but the nurseryman couldn’t grow trees 
like that unless he was a good grafter. 
That snow on the evergreens sure is pretty. Better plant 
a few more so I’lh see ‘em out of every window. 
Darn the tires—and now re-treads are restricted. Wonder 
if I can get any. Looks like we better enjoy playing in our 
own back yard. Glad Daniels has six trucks with good tires 
so he can get here to fix us up now for the ‘‘duration’’. 
Funny,—everything I put into and onto the house start- 
ed to depreciate at once,—but that landscape planting gets 
better and more valuable every year. 
And queer how that budget’s changed around. This year no 
new car payments— no tires—no electrical equipment—no 
fishing or hunting every week end! Why just a few of these 
“‘No-No’s’’ that aren’t in the budget this year will fix up 
the yard for the ‘‘duration’’ plus. And what an increase in 
valuation it will show in those few years. 
Wonder what Daniels will do for tires (transportation) 
and men in another season or two? Better take his tip and 
do it now while it can be done and before costs go up. 
That woods is sure slipping. The old Black Oaks just can’t 
take it. Better plant one of those almost ‘‘give away’’ col- 
lections of shade trees on page 13 and start a good program 
of perpetuating my grove for posterity or my kids—or my 
old age—or something. 
Funny Daniels stock and labor charges are not much dif- 
ferent than last year;:—most everything else is up. Can’t last 
much longer though. I’d better do it now—let’s see—Oh, 
yes! His phone number is Long Lake 174, or I can drop 
him a card to Long Lake and he’ll be right in to see me. 
