Snyder Bros. (Inc.), Center Point, Iowa Specimen Evergreens 
SPECIMEN EVERGREENS 
These have been sheared to make compact, symmetrical trees, and have 
been well transplanted and root pruned so as to ball well. Smaller sizes can 
be handled successfully bare rooted, but larger ones should always be balled. 
Inexperienced diggers should not attempt to move the larger sizes without 
experienced help or supervision. 
ARBORVITAE—Ame rican, Thuja occidentalis. Size Each 
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Endures heat and drought better and has darker 2-3 ft. XXX 3.00 
green foliage than the other Arborvitae. Broadly 
pyramidal in form. 
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Grows in columnar form without shearing. Brighter 2%-3 ft. XXX 3.00 
and darker green than the common Arborvitae. 3-3% ft. XXX 4.00 
Much used in entrance, foundation, and formal plant- 344-4 ft. XXX 5.00 
ings. Best trained to one stem; no other training is 
needed. Like other Arborvitae, sometimes sunburned 
if too severely exposed to the hot sun of late winter, 
and prefers cool moist soil. 
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One of the hardiest Arborvitae, broadly conical, 18-24 in. XX 2.50 
dense, dark, foliage. Makes excellent sheared globes. 24-30 in. XX 3.00 
—Woodward Globe. 4-5 ft. 22... eee 15-18 in. XX 2.00 
These naturally assume a globular form and are 18-24 in. XX 2.50 
excellent in formal plantings. 
BIR—Concolora st0-o0sit ee eo ee ee 2-244 ft. XXX 3.00 
- The Silver Fir of Colorado. The handsomest tall 2%-3 ft. XXX 4.00 
evergreen which grows here, and the most free from 3-4 ft. XXX 5.00 
pests. The foliage is long, flat, curved, and not 4-5 ft. XXX 6.50 
prickly like other evergreen foliage. The color 5-6 ft. XXX 8.00 
ranges from silvery blue to clear green. Old trees 6-7 ft. XXX 10.00 
have a regular conical outline and retain their 7-8 ft. XXX 15.00 
branches to the ground. Concolors endure heat and 
drought splendidly but do not like being crowded 
nor a very smoky or sooty atmosphere. 
—Douglas, Pseudotsuga douglasi. The Colorado type. 
Also known as Douglas Spruce. ‘170-80 ft. .........0....00...... 3-4 ft. XXX 4.00 
Soft, flexible, beautiful green foliage. Vigorous and 4-5 ft. XXX 5.00 
graceful, retaining its beauty in old age. Tolerates 5-6 ft. XXX 6.00 
considerable shade and much drought. Easier trans- 6-7 ft. XXX 7.00 
planted than most evergreens. 
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A very slow growing compact SARS from the 
Rocky Mountains, having dark green foliage with a 
light stripe. 
N.B.—Read notice on page 17 before ordering. 
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