One of Colorado’s Foremost Nurseries 

JUNIPERUS SABINA—SAVIN JUNIPER 

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Grows a little taller than the Pfitzer juniper, with 
gracefully arching fan shaped branches, as contrasted with 
Pfitzer’s irregular, plumy habit. Foliage thickly tufted, moss- 
green summer color changes to brownish-green in winter. 
Older specimens often carry heavy crops of blue and silver 
berries. Native of the mountains of central Europe to 
western Asia and hardy and dependable everywhere. 
Available sizes: 1144 to 3 ft. 5 to 7 ft. $4.00 per foot. 
Includes planting. For cash and carry discount 15%. 
J. SABINA TAMARISCIFOLIA—Tamarix Juniper 
The “tammie” is a geographical form of J. sabina from 
the Caucausus mountains; an extremely compact and sym- 
metrical low-growing shrub rarely as tall as 3 feet but 
spreading to 10 to 12 feet with lacy foliage suggesting the 
delicacy of the deciduous tamarix. Its matchless, never- 
changing, blue-green color is unique and it’s an ideal plant 
for the foreground, giving the finest sort of finish to ever- 
green groups or for foundation planting where space is 
limited. It appears to best advantage flanking masonry 
steps, cascading down the slopes of garden terraces. 
Available sizes: 144, 2, 2% ft. Price $5.00 per foot. 
Discount 15% if you call for and do your own planting. 

JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM 
Rocky Mountain Juniper 
An upright symmetrical, pyramidal tree more commonly 
known as Silver Cedar and Rocky Mountain Redcedar. It’s a 
native of our own foothills at elevations between 6,000 and 
8,000 feet; naturally its hardiness is unquestioned. 
When grown from seed it is one of the most variable of 
junipers and produces trees which range from those to ex- 
tremely narrow habit to wide, spreading specimens. _ Mature 
height, depending on culture and on the tree itself, varies from 
18 to 30 feet, but trimming can keep it within 8 to 10 feet, or 
even less for many years. 
There is also a great difference in color which varies from 
light gray-green through blue-greens, blues, silvery grays to an 
almost white silver; blue-silver tones are usually dominant. 
Gray or blue berries covered with a _ silvery bloom add con- 
siderably to the appearance of some older specimens. 
Trees in the nursery are all trimmed several times to make 
them more compact and shapely. Future trimming or lack of 
trimming, will determine the size and shape, as shown below. 
It can even be sheared closely for formal hedges and makes the 
finest of all hedges. 
Natural Trim Close Clipped 
Untrimmed 



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J scopulorum is occasionally attacked by an easily- 
controlled pest, an aphid that may suddenly appear in great 
numbers on the branchlets and injure the tree by sucking so 
much sap from these twigs that large areas of foliage will 
yellow and wither. Control is “Black Leaf 40” or any con- 
tact insecticide sprayed at the same concentrations you use 
to control aphids on roses and sweet peas. Periodic inspec- 
tion of each tree is necessary; numerous ants running up 
and down the tree or flies or bees buzzing around in the 
tree are almost always a sure indication of aphids (none of 
these insects injure the tree themselves). Spray only when 
you find aphids, to spray at any other time is simply a 
waste of time and material. The important thing is to look 
over all your scops regularly and spray before the foliage 
turns yellow—when the infestation has progressed that far 
you will generally lose the yellowed foliage anyway. Some 
years you won’t have to spray at all; again you may need 
to spray three times in a week to get complete control, and 
then you may not be troubled the rest of the season. 
_ . For the past three years we have had severe, localized 
infestations in late October and advise one last careful in- 
spection at that time. Very likely the sudden injury that 
has been observed in early Spring, although no aphids could 
be found, was caused by this infestation the year before and 
winter weather prevented its appearance at that time. 
Available sizes: 2 to 7 feet. Price: $4.00 per foot. 
Includes planting. DISCOUNT 15% for cash and carry. 

J. SCOPULORUM—Globe Shape 
Frequent close shearing for the past six years has made 
these very dense, low, formal junipers. It take consider- 
ably more time and labor to produce a 3-foot Globe scop 
than a 38-foot tree and the Globes are priced accordingly. 
To keep the Globe shape they must be sheared three to 
five times annually. 
Available sizes: 144 to 3 feet. Price: $5.00 per foot. 
Includes planting. If you do your own: Discount 15%. 

The versatile J. scopulorum is shown below as a specimen 
plant. at the intersection of garden paths. Notice too, how 
effectively roses and garden flowers are displayed against the 
background of evergreens. 
Background or enclosure plantings are permanent and im- 
portant and should go in first. The choice and arrangement of 
flower borders is secondary and may properly be changed from 
time to time. 


