Center Point, Iowa Evergreens for Landscaping 
EVERGREENS FOR LANDSCAPING 
Most evergreens for landscaping should be planted with a ball of earth 
on the roots, to reduce the shock of transplanting and should be kept well 
watered until established. All evergreens, whether established or not, should 
be well soaked whenever their location gets dry and in the fall before the 
ground freezes. 
These have been sheared to make compact symmetrical trees and have 
been transplanted and root pruned so as to ball well. If possible, balled and 
burlaped stock should be picked up at the nursery to save the high transpor- 
tation cost. 
Size Each 
ARBORVITAE, American. 15-30 ft. A native of the Dery Aub $ 4.50 
north, preferring cool, moist soil and enduring partial 3-4 ft. 6.50 
shade. 
—Globe. A small globe shaped plant, fine for entrance 15-18 in. 5.00 
planting and similar purposes. Has a bright green col- 
or throughout the year. 
—Pyramidal. 15-20 ft. Grows in a columnar form with- 18-24 in. 4.00 
out shearing. Brighter and darker green than common 2-21 ft. 5.00 
arborvitae. Much used for entrance, foundation and 212-3 ft. 6.00 
formal plantings. Best trained to one stem, no other 3-34 ft. 7.00 
training needed. Like other arborvitae, sometimes 312-4 ft. 8.00 
sunburned if too severely exposed to the hot sun of 4-5 ft. 10.00 
late winter. Prefers cool moist soil. 5-6 ft. 12.00 
FIR—Alpine Fir, Abies lasicarpa. A very slow growing 18-24 in. 8.50 
compact variety from the Rocky Mountains, having 2-2 ft. 10.00 
dark green foliage. 21-3 ft. 12.00 
3-34 ft. 14.00 
—Concolor. 70-80 ft. The Silver Fir of Colorado. The 2-21 ft. 7.00 
handsomest tall evergreen which grows here, and the 2%-3 ft. 8.50 
most free from pests. The foliage is long, flat, curved, 3-3) ft. 10.50 
and not prickly like other evergreen foliage. The color 314-4 ft. 12.50 
ranges from silvery blue to clear green. Old trees 4-OeeeLt, 16.00 
have a regular conical outline and retain their bran- O-O) Lt 20.00 
ches to the ground. Concolors endure heat and drought 
splendidly but do not like being crowded nor a very 
smoky or sooty atmosphere. 
—Douglas. Pseudotsuga douglasii. 70-80 ft. Soft flexible 2-24 ft. 5.50 
beautiful green foliage. Vigorous and graceful, retain- 21-3 ft. 7.00 
ing its beauty in old age. 3-4 ft. 9.50 
—Snowy Mountain Douglas. A slow growing compact 244-3 ft. 7.00 
strain of Douglas Fir from the Snowy Mountains. 3-4 ft. 9.50 
4-5 ft. 12.00 
HEMLOCK—Canadian, Tauga canadensis. 30-40 ft. A 18-24 in. 5.00 
graceful tree with short flat needles bright above, sil- 2-216 ft. 6.50 
ver beneath. Prefers cool acid soil. Does not tolerate 
dry sunny locations. Easily pruned to keep the size 
desired. 
—Carolina, Similar to Canadian but needles surround 18-24 in. 5.00 
the twigs. 2-21 ft. 6.50 
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