Snyder Bros. (Inc.), Center Point, Iowa Evergreens 
EVERGREENS 
N.B. Do not order evergreens this season expecting them to be shipped, 
dug, delivered or planted as heretofore. There is not sufficient help for this 
and new material can not be legally used for crating them. 
Evergreens are offered only to those who can come and get them from the 
field. The prices quoted from a basis for figuring discounts to the buyer who 
does all digging and hauling and assumes all growing risks. 
Bare rooted Evergreens for windbreaks and hedges will be undercut with 
the tree digger as soon as the ground is sufficiently solid and free from frost in 
the spring. It then requires a crew of three men to get them out efficiently. 
The buyer should come prepared to protect the roots from exposure to wind 
and sun for if evergreen roots once become real dry they die and can not be 
revived as roots of other trees can. 
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 particularly 
White Pine, may be short-lived if planted in very rich soil such as an old feed 
lot, or where drainage from a feed lot runs onto them. In places where it is 
quite wet at times spruce will do better than pine and in very moist or swampy 
soil, Arborvitae is best of all. 
PESTS. Red Spider or Mite causes much damage if there are not frequent 
dashing showers in early summer to destroy the young, and a rusty appearance 
is likely to be due to them. Water applied under a high pressure to the top 
every few days is an effective remedy. Pine Needle Scale is found almost 
everywhere and under favorable conditions may become 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) ap- 
plied on warm days in spring before the new growth starts. Soluble oil sprays 
also are effective, but must be used with much caution. With frequent dashing 
showers through June, when the young are crawling, neither of these pests 
is likely to be serious. 
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