
The fourth year, hedge about 4 
feet high, top is cut down to 3 feet, 
as well as again trimming sides of 
hedge. The fifth year hedge 
touches everywhere—solid—3 feet 
high after June shearing. After 
that, each June side and top clip- 
ping. Bushy and perfect in eighth 
year—about 4 ft. high. 

Hedges Must Grow. No hedge can be kept perma- 
nently at any fixed height—it must be allowed to keep 
some new growth. An inch a year is enough—more 
can be allowed if desired. When a hedge is old and 
large, the only thing to do is to prune very severely and 
then let the soft new growth come back for a year. 
Fertilize if you want a good hedge. You have to prune 
all the more, but you have a nice hedge! 
Experts agree that perfect hedges should be started 
from one to two feet high—or smaller. 
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EVERGREENS 
11, Chamaecyparis plumosa 
1, Thuja occidentalis 
1%, Tsuga canadensis 
EVERGREEN SHRUBS’ 
Ss 6 3 
1, Taxus cuspidata (capitata) Ss 8 4 med. 
a “nana S 2. 2 slow 
2 ee “ (spreading) P 3 4 med 
lh “media Hicksii Ss 6 2 med 
ay) a * Kelseyi Ss 5 3 med 
P 6 2 
S 8 5 
1, Buxus sempervirens Ss 5 3 slow 
Y, . *  suffruticosa S 1 % slow 
1 “ Koreana S 1 1 slow 
2 _Laurocerasus schipkaensis P 3 4 fast 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
1 Berberis thunbergii Ss 3 3 med 
1 Y * erecta S 3 1 med 
24, - ** minor S} 2 2 slow 
Ligustrum Ibolium Ss 5 3 fast 
Yo * ovalifolium Ss 6 3. fast 
1, Rhamnus cathartica Ss 8 Seeiase 
1, Euonymus alatus compacta S 5 4 med 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
2 Populus nigra italica == Oh) 5 fast 
2, Ulmus pumila Sas 7 fast 
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Upright Japan Yew 
Best of all Hedges 

EAUTY and comfort are found in sheltered 
places. Hedges offer a wide variety of pro- 
tection—from the masonry evergreen effect of 
Yew to the plumy tall screen of Poplars. Cost de- 
pends almost entirely upon the size of plant used— 
never plant an inferior kind of hedge because 
the best kind seems costly. Rather plant the right 
kind, small, and wait a few years longer. 
Photo: Japanese Barberry 
Insert: Purple-leaf Barberry 
