Juniperus 
(Juniper) 
Side -branch 
chosen. 
yl 
Evergreens are Easily Trained 
A few minutes a year will keep them grow- 
(Hemlock) 
Tsuga 
ing bushy and shapely. The above sketches 
show how. 
DWARF 
Picea 
(Spruce) 
Pinus 
(Pine) 
if the day chances to be warm enough. 
Chamaecyparis 
(Jap. Cypress) 
Thuja 
(Arborvitae) 
VERGREENS 
Repairing Broken Leader AN EVERGREEN has leaves all winter, ready to do their work 
For this reason 
extra water must be given all newly-planted evergreens. Twice 
a week for a month. Evergreen roots contain resinous sap which 
hardens after exposure to the air for no longer than two or 
three minutes. This is ample time to plant and firm a small ever- 
green, but it should be left in its moist packing until the moment 
of planting and watered soon after planting. For the two above 
reasons, larger evergreens are shipped with a ball of earth 
wrapped in burlap (“B&B”). This is not necessary in smaller sizes. 
EVERGREENS 
Suitable for foundations 
Bushy Dwarfs 
Chamaecyparis nana 
Juniperus Pfitzeri 
Juniperus Sabina 
Juniperus Meyeri 
Picea excelsa Maxwelli 
Picea excelsa nidiformis 
Picea excelsa pymaea 
Pinus Mughus 
Thuja occid. globosa 
Thuja, Little Gem 
Taxus Vermeulen 
Taxus media Kelseyi 
Low, Spreading Dwarfs 
Juniperus horizontalis 
Jun. comm. depressa 
Taxus bacc. repandens 
Taxus cuspidata nana 
Tsuga Sargenti 
Narrow, Upright Dwarfs 
Jun. excelsa stricta 
Juniperus hibernica 
Picea canad. conica 
Taxus media Hicksi 
SPACING EVERGREENS. Evergreens are 
so very long-lived 
that what is correct in 
youth is crowded after 25 years. Generally 
speaking, plants from 12 to 36 inches 
should be spaced three feet apart and 
rearranged at the 
DELIVERY COSTS. 
end of 5 to 10 years. 
Prices include packing 
only on small, bare-root sizes—NOT on 
sizes marked “B&B”. 
Boxing is usually 
about 10% of the price additional. Ex- 
press on small sizes is low—but on plants 
(B&B) it is about 40%. 
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BARE 
ROOT 
, EVERGREENS 
1 Keep 2 Work loose soil 
covered 
until used. Yy 
3 Water. 
Manure 
always 
at the Surface. 
Never at 
the Roots. 
Set 
Pack loose soil Cut Burlap and 
around Ball push it down. 
Tramp firmly. Leave it to decay. 
3 Then water and fillin 
remaining soil. 
NOTE: Water is needed more by ever- 
greens than by other plants. 
moist before and after planting. 
Keep 
EVERGREENS 
GROW FAST 
Large evergreens frequently 
are stunted by the shock of 
transplanting. One customer 
writes: ~“‘My neighbor paid 
$30 apiece for 12-foot speci- 
men Red Pine; | bought 18- 
inch XX (no earth ball) the 
same year. Today (12 years 
later) my trees are larger 
than his!” 
Here are some average rates 
of growth (inches per year):* 
Abies concolor 9 
Juniper Pfitzer 15 
—Sargent 10 
—virginiana 1] 
Picea glauca 12 
— —conica 2 
—excelsa 13 
—pungens 11 
Pinus cembra 6 
—mughus 7 
—nigra ll 
—sylvestris 15 
Pseudotsuga 
Taxus cuspidata 1 
—Hicksi 12 
—Kelsey 8 
Thuja occidentalis ll 
Tsuga canadensis 12 
“Small transplants grow at 
Yo this rate the first two 
years. 
