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TAXUS JUNIPERUS 
(Yew) (Juniper) 

PINUS 
(Pine) 
TSUGA ABIES 
(Hemlock) (Fir) 
N EVERGREEN has leaves all winter—ready to 
do their work if the day chances to be warm 
enough. For this reason extra water must be given all 
newly-planted evergreens. Twice a week for a month. 
Evergreen roots contain resinous sap which hardens 
after exposure to the air for longer than two or three 
minutes. This is ample time to plant and firm a small 
evergreen, but it should be left in its moist packing un- 
til the moment of planting and watered soon after 
planting. For the two above reasons, larger evergreens 
are shipped with a ball of earth wrapped in burlap 
(“B&B”). This is not necessary in smaller sizes if 
simple precautions are taken as above. 
Since the leaves are always ready to function, ever- 
greens have no thoroughly dormant season (unlike de- 
ciduous plants). Transplanting is therefore done later 
in spring, and much earlier in autumn than other trees 
and shrubs. 
No soil or exposure but has some coniferous ever- 
green suited to it. Dense shade and dampness will 
grow Hemlock and strong, baking sun on light, dry soil 
will grow Junipers. 
EVERGREENS &eor 
1 Keep 
covered 
until used. 
DWARF 
EVERGREENS 




Juniperus horizontalis 
Jun. comm. depressa 
axus bass. repandens 
Taxus cuspidata nana 
Tsuga Sargenti 
Jun. excelsa stricta 
Juniperus hibernica 
Picea canad. conica 
Taxus columnaris 
Taxus media Hicksi 
Tsuga Compacta 
always 
at the Surface. 
Never at 
Delivery Costs 
the Roots. 


Low, Spreading Dwarfs 
Narrow, Upright Dwarfs 
CHAMAECYPARIS 
(Jap. Cypress) 
PICEA 
(Spruce) 
THE LIFE OF AN EVER- 
GREEN TOLD IN PHOTO- 
GRAPHS. 
The species used for these 
pictures is TAXUS capt- 
tata — The Upright or 
Tree-form” Yew. This is 
described and priced on 
page 48. Other kinds of 
evergreens go through the 
same stages except cuttings 
and grafts. 
Bushy Dwarfs 
Chamaecyparis nana 
Juniperus Pfitzeri 
Juniperus Sabina 
Juniperus Meyeri 
Picea excelsa Maxwelli 
Picea excelsa nidiformis 
Picea excelsa pymaea 
Pinus Mughus 
Thuja occid. globosa 
Thuja, Little Gem 
Taxus Vermeulen 
Taxus media Kelseyi 

THUJA 
(Arborvitae) 
Babyhood, 1st to 4th year 
ER 6 year XX (12 to 15 in.) 
9 year XXX (18 to 24 in.) 

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 


Cut Burlap and 
around Ball pushit down. 
Tramp firmly. Leave it to decay. 
3 Then water and fill in 
remaining soil. 

Pack loose soil 
NOTE: Water is needed more by ever- 
greens than by other plants. Keep moist 
before and after planting. 

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 

How far apart evergreens should be planted is not easy to say 
a time. 
even for one kind at 
Evergreens are so very long-lived that what is correct in youth is crowded 
after 25 or 50 years. Generally speaking, lining-out sizes under 12 inches should be 
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 
planting. Trying to leave enough space for more than 10 years’ growth means spend- 
ing the first five of those years looking at empty space. Slow-growing dwarf varieties 
are, of course, most easily planned for. 
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