
Some knowledge of the time and effort required to grow trees of this charac- 
ter will account for the increased cost of Evergreens as compared to shrubs. 
Trees such as this one shown in this picture, about 6 feet tall, have been trans- 
planted at least three times and take the nurserymen not less than ten years 
to grow. 
Silver Redeedar 
(Juniperus virginiana glauca) 
HIS is among the outstanding of the 
horticultural varieties of the Redcedar. 
It has been known for a great many 
years, as it appears in old nursery catalogs of 
English concerns more than sixty years old. 
Its most outstanding feature is the silvery 
blue color, which is brightest in spring, 
darkening somewhat as the season progres- 
ses. The new growth is of almost a whitish- 
blue color. 
It is one of the few Evergreens which thrive 
over the entire country, making a satisfactory 
tree in the south as well as in the northern 
states. It grows quite rapidly, eventually 
reaching twenty feet or more, but may be 
easily trimmed and maintained in a smaller 
Silver Redcedar—slightly trimmed 

size. It must be trimmed at least once a year 
in order to produce the compactness of growth 
as shown in the picture above. By more fre- 
quent trimming, it may be grown into a speci- 
men of extreme, formal outline. 
Like other Junipers of similar character- 
istics, this tree is of great value in landscaping, 
not only because of its color, but because it is 
readily adapted to smaller areas such as 
foundation-plantings. It makes a beautiful 
hedge and stands severe trimming very well. 
One of the interesting features of this tree 
is the berries of silver and powdery blue color. 
This is an added beauty in the various forms 
in the late summer. 
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Silver Redcedar—more severe trimming 

Silver Redcedar—trimmed to globe form 

