CUTTING’S 
A planting of evergreens by us at the corner of a house. 
The Pyra- 
midal Arborvitae is just the right height to soften the corner of the house 
and blend it to the rest of the landscape. 
In the center, the Hetzi Juniper 
hides the tall foundation and its silvery blue color is a pleasing contrast 
to the dark green of the Arborvitaes. 
The dwart broad effect of the 
Siberan Arborvitae on the right fills a large corner. 
ARBORVITAE 
PYRAMIDAL ARBORVITAE— 
The most compact and erect of the spec- 
ies, forming a solid pyramid of green that 
retains its slender shape without shearing. 
However, it may be made more compact 
and kept at any desired height by shearing. 
Useful for entrance and corner plantings. 
242-3 ft., $6.00; 342-4 ft., $10.00; 4%2-5 ft. 
$11.50. 
SIBERIAN ARBORVITAE— 
A compact, dense, bushy plant. Conical 
in outline. Foliage a rich dark almost bluish- 
green. The hardiest of the Arborvitae and 
with its distinctive size, form and foliage 
texture fills a place in the landscape that 
no other evergreen does. 15-18 inch, $6.50; 
18-24 inch, $8.00. 
GLOBE ARBORVITAE— 
A dwarf, bushy evergreen that naturally 
forms itself into a ball-like form. Bushy and 
compact. Keeps its shape without trimming. 
Splendid for foundation plantings. One of 
the best all-around semi-formal dwarfs. 12- 
18 inch, $4.00. 
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 
get too large but will often become open 
and scraggy. This shearing is easy to do 
and most anyone can do it but it is very 
important that it be done at the proper time. 
The shearing will be much more satisfac- 
tory if done every year so it will not be 
necessary to cut anything except the pres- 
ent year’s 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 
years growth will start. 
Shear Mugho Pine the first week in June, 
Spruces during the latter part of June. 
Junipers and Arborvitae may be sheared 
in early spring if they had not been shear- 
ed the summer before, to be followed by the 
usual summer shearing. The regular annual 
shearing of these varieties may be done 
any time from June through August, prob- 
ably the best time being the latter part of 
July. 
Watering Evergreens 
Nearly all the loss in newly planted evergreens is caused by lack of 
sufficient water. 
A thorough soaking with water once a week during the 
first year is usually all that is required. There must be a depression around 
each tree so the water will not run off, and it should be a definite job of some 
member of the family to do the watering on a certain day of each week. 
CUTTING'S NURSERY is eight miles west of Rochester, on Highway 14. 
