Ay Thevilla ParkEvergreen News 
Published by 
THEVILLA PARK EVERGREEN CO. 
How Evergreens Grow, 
When you buy an evergreen tree,have you ever stopped to consider how much 
time is required to grow it into a salable specimen? Very few people 
know the time element or the amount of care which go into the growth of 
evergreens. For instance: a three to four foot White Pine is from 8 to 
10 years old when it is ready to be planted around your home. During this 
time it had to te several times transplanted, cultivated and several 
prunings were performed. Taxes had to be paid on the land where the tree 
grew and there are always certainlosses. All these facts have to be ta- 
ken in consideration in arriving at a fair price for the tree. To get a 
better idea of the above mentioned facts let’s take a closer look step by 
Step in the growing of evergreens. Most evergreens are grown from seed, 
Some from cuttings and some by grafting. Each method requires about the 
Same amount of time and care. 
AS an example we selected the growth of the White 
Pine, one of our most beautiful native evergreens. 
The White Pine is raised from seed. The seeds which 
are embedded in the cone are freed from the wings 
and sown in the ground. To give you an idea of the 
size of the seed: there are 28000 to the pound. 
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age 3 years 
In two years another transplanting takes place. Af- 
ter this the trees can either be left in the bed but 
mostly they are transplanted to the nursery rows. 
A branch of the White Pine with cone and winged seed. 
The seed-bed has to be especially prepaired. The 
soil has to be pulverized in order to get good re- 
sults. Even with this precaution not all seeds 
will sprout, hardly more than one half. It takes 
from 50 to 60 days before germiration takes place. 
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Ps, age O “years 
The third and final transplanting is done in an- 
ee : ‘ other two years. The trees are now ready to grow 
x er oe ae ial © into the right size and shape.Some corrective >ru- 
Sear Seedlin 3 days old ning may have to be done during this time. Of 
J <a ro course cultivating was necessary during all this 
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ager years 
The seedlings are left in the bed frome to 3 years. 
During this time they have to be kept free from 
weeds, a process done by hand. Also shade nes to be 
provided during the hot summer weather. 
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Pro this short treatise you can easily see how 
After 2 or 3 years the first transplanting is done. much time and care was required to raise a salable 
These young trees have still to be shaded and weeded evergreen. So when you buy an evergreen ,it is 
by hand. well to keep these facts in mind. 
