
PART V 
CONIFEROUS 
EVERGREENS 
EGINNING on page 44 with ABIES and con- 
tinuing alphabetically through to TSUGA on 
page 51 are presented a large range of sizes, shapes, 
colors of evergreens. Below is a photograph show- 
ing the eight commonest types of leaf. Many of the 
evergreens make large, noble trees—utterly unsuited 
to small intimate gardens or the foundation planting 
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SEEDLINGS. 

Babyhood, 1st to 4th year 
“ER 6 year XX (12 to 15 in.) 

ae ; 9 year XXX (18 to 24 in.) 
of homes. For this reason a list of true dwarf forms : 7 
appear on the next page. THE LIFE a an ae 
No soil or exposure but has some coniferous ever- apes ha : 
green suited to it. Dense shade and dampness will The species used for these 
grow Hemlock (TSUGA) and strong, baking sun pictures is pet SED chs 
3 . . — or 
or light, dry soil will grow JUNIPERS. ST rectforn’t: Yeu This is 
described and priced on 
page 48. Other kinds of 










EVERGREEN poor evergreens go through the 
Y same stages except cuttings 
1 phos and grafts. 
until used. 
3 Water. 

Pruning Evergreens 
Pruning and trimming evergreens is different from other 
plants. Kinds that make long leaders (Pines, Spruce, Firs) 
should be pruned in June just before the leader has hard- 
ened, by cutting half the new growth away. Hemlock and 
x, Y Mois Yew are treated the same way, but these two grow all sum- 
“ mer, therefore pruning is done twice—June and August. 

PLANTING .WITH A BALL Juniper, Chamaecyparis and Arborvitae can be trimmed with 
aft shears, but it is better to cut inside the surface, removing 
wwe Manure little fronds with stem, in May. 
op Bela. nae 
“gshversy at the Surface. : 
tee x Never at Delivery Costs 
Heap aeog she the Roots. ? : ¢ ; 
4 Prices include packing only on small, bare-root sizes—NOT on sizes marked “‘B&B”’. 
Boxing of these varies in cost—usually about 10% of the price additional. Cost of 
express on small sizes is low—another 10%—but on plants with a ball (B&B) and 
over 2 feet, it is a heavy expense. Allow about 40% for packing and transporting 
these larger plants. We will estimate cost in advance if you wish. 
Spacing Evergreens 
Pack Toose soil eae and How far apart evergreens should be planted is not easy to say—even for one kind at 
around Ball push it down. : 1 : : : 
Tramp firmly. leave it to decay. a time. Evergreens are so very long lived that what is correct in youth is crowded 
rh ; i fillin after 25 or 50 years. Generally speaking, lining-out sizes under 12 inches should be 
3 erates ier put in beds until older; shaped plants from 12 to 36 inches should be spaced two to 
three feet apart and removed at the end of 5 to 10 years by rearranging the entire 
NOTE: Water is needed more by ever- planting. Trying to leave enough space for more than 10 years’ growth means spend- 
greens than by other plants. Keep moist ing the first five of those years looking at empty space. Slow-growing dwarf varieties 
before and after planting. : 
are, of course, most easily planned for. 



Taxus Juniperus Tsuga Abies Pinus Picea Chantiecy pone Thuja 
(Yew) (Juniper) (Hemlock) (Fir) (Pine) (Spruce) (Jap. Cypress) (Arborvitae) 
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