CARE OF EVERGREENS 
There is probably no group of plants 
which add so much beauty to any prop- 
erty as Evergreens. But to give them 
a chance to show what they can do 
you MUST pay attention to these three 
considerations: 
1. Water. 
2. Dogs. 
3. Red Spider. 
It is surprising how few people are 
willing to take a few minutes once 
a week to give their evergreens a 
good soaking, (This applies primarily 
to plantings made this year and last.) 
Oh, yes, they will begin to water them 
when they show signs of dying; but 
when an evergreen looks sick, it is 
already dead! 
Make a depression around the tree 
so that it will hold two or three pails- 
ful of water at a time. Roots are deep 
and it takes gallons of water to soak 
down far enough. 
To keep dogs away, place 16-inch 
garden fencing about six inches away 
from the outermost branches. 
Red Spiders are tiny insects which 
attack evergreens during hot dry 
weather, and make the foliage turn 
a grayish green. But don’t wait until 
the color has changed. Dust your ev- 
ergreens with Dusting Sulfur two or 
three times during the period from 
July 1st through September. 
SHEARING EVERGREENS 
Evergreens planted on the lawn can 
usually be allowed to grow about as 
they like, but those planted near the 
house must be properly sheared or 
they will not only become too large 
but will often become open and scragg- 
ly. This shearing is easily done but it 
must be done at just the proper time. 
The shearing will be much more satis- 
factory if done every year so it will 
not be necessary to cut anything but 
the present years growth. In cutting 
this new growth there should be at 
least an inch left on each twig as 
this will encourage the production of 
new buds from which next year’s 
growth will start. 
Shear Mugho Pine the first week in 
June, Spruce during the latter part 
of June. 
Upright Junipers and Arborvitae 
may be sheared in early spring if they 
had not been sheared the summer be- 
fore, to be followed by the usual sum- 
mer shearing. The regular annual 
shearing of these varieties may be 
done any time from June through 
August, probably the best time being 
the latter part of July. 
For restricting the size of the Juni- 
per Pfitzer, Savin and Andorra (and 
this is almost always necessary unless 
they are planted in a large yard) do 
not shear all the outside tips off, but 
reach in maybe 8 or 10 inches, cutting 
just a few of the longest branches. Do 
it a couple of times each summer. If 
you do it regularly severe cutting back 
will never become necessary, and good 
inside foliage will be retained even in 
old age. 
