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WHITE SPRUCE 
(Picea Glauca) 
NORWAY SPRUCE 
(Picea Excelsa) 
GIRARD BROTHERS’ NURSERY, GENEVA, OHIO 
BLACK HILL SPRUCE 
(Picea canadensis albertiana) 
SPRUCE (Picea) 
Spruce are unsurpassed for their ornamental qualities. 
midal evergreens of great hardiness. 
and Xmas tree planting. 
Norway Spruce—Norway has been more 
widely used for Christmas tree planting 
and for windbreaks than any other spec’es. 
Norway in seedlings will be limited in sup- 
ply for some time. 
Colorado Blue Spruce—One of the hand- 
somest native trees growing in the Rocky 
Mountains. Use this tree for background 
and individual specimen planting. Trees 
grow quite slowly when young, but when 
six or seven years old, after becoming es- 
tablished in a new planting, grow surpris- 
ingly fast. The fine blue color comes as the 
trees get older. Prefer heavy soil. 
Black Spruce—A rapid growing tree, 
suitable for Christmas trees and dense 
forestry. 
White Spruce—Makes a more dense 
Christmas tree than Norway and grows 
SPRUCE SEEDLINGS 
VARIETY AGE 
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White 
‘ S— Indicates Seedlings 
They are conical or pyra- 
Widely used for ornamental, forestry, windbreak 
just as fast. 
Fine also 
planting. 
Black Hills Spruce—Very compact, deep 
bluish-green foliage. Best Spruce for dry 
country planting. Also the best Spruce for 
planting in yards, as it stays small for 
many years and is highly ornamental. Often 
used in window boxes when young because 
of its dense, shapely habit. We know of no 
better table Christmas tree. 
Engelmann Spruce—Steel blue foliage. 
Has slender pyramidal branches which form 
a dense, narrow pyramid. Rapid growing. 
Most valuable tree for forestry planting, 
background use, ornamental purposes. Its 
blue color comes in the winter and makes 
this tree command a premium price among 
Christmas buyers. 
and TRANSPLANTS 
Closely related to Black Hills. 
for windbreak and _ forestry 
SIZE 25 100 500 1000 
8-12 in. 5.00 17.00 80.00 125.00 
10-14 ”’ 6.50 20.00 
ey alld ots 4.50 16.00 65.00 110.00 
8-12 ° 12.50 40.00 
4-7 ” 2.50 6.50 27.00 45.00 
Dl age 4.50 16.00 65.00 125.00 
6-8 ” 6.00 
eth. ae 3.00 8.00 28.00 50.00 
6-10 ° 4.50 16.00 70.00 130.00 
10-12 ”’ 6.00 20.00 
4-6. ”’ 2.29 5.50 20.00 38.00 
ihe fae 5.00 16.00 65.00 120.00 
8-12 ”’ 5.50 19.00 80.00 130.00 
12-15 12.50 40.00 
T— Indicates Transplants 
