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PICEA - Spruce—Continued 
PICEA pungens glauca (Colorado Blue Spruce). One of the finest accent trees as a specimen or in 
the evergreen group or border. Needs room for development. Foliage rich blue color. 50-60 ft. 
P. pungens glauca kosteriana (Koster’s Blue Spruce). An improved type of the above with bril- 
liant silvery-blue foliage. Very striking. 60 ft. 
P. pungens moerheimii (Moerheim Blue Spruce). The bluest of all. Long heavy needles of 
striking steel-blue with a silvery overcast. An outstanding specimen tree. 60 ft. 
P. remonti (Bird’s Nest Spruce). Pyramidal type with dense yellow-green foliage. 
PINUS - Pine 
PINUS montana mughus (Mugho Pine). A spreading l/ 
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type which grows horizontally with stiff upright 
branches. Good for foundation plantings and rock NX 
gardens. 3 to 4 ft. 
P. nigra (Austrian Pine). Long dark-green needles and 
spreading branches turning upward at the tips. Fast 
growing and does well in most locations. 50 ft. 
P. sylvestris (Scotch Pine). Short gray-green 
twisted needles widely spaced. A_ rapid 
growing tree that withstands poor soil and 
adverse conditions. 50 ft. 
PSEUDOTSUGA .- Fir 
PSEUDOTSUGA douglasi (Douglas Fir). A 
handsome Fir-like tree with gray-green fo- 
liage. Very hardy and long lived. 100 ft. 
TAXUS - Yew 
TAXUS cuspidata capitata (Upright Japanese 
Yew). Pyramidal tree widely used in foun- 
dation and border plantings. Free from dis- 
eases and insects its use is becoming very 
widespread. Foliage a rich dark green. At- 
tractive red berries. in the Fall. 30 ft. 
T. cuspidata (Japanese Yew). The spreading 
form with the fine dark-green needle-like 
foliage of the above variety. Will spread to 
considerable size. 6 to 8 ft. 
T. cuspidata browni (Dwarf Japanese Yew). A 
dwarf, compact, spreading type of the 
above. 
T. media hicksi (Hick’s Yew). Columnar type similar in form to the Irish 
Juniper. Handsome dark-green foliage. 6 to 8 ft. 
TSUGA - Hemlock 
TSUGA canadensis (Canadian Hemlock). A magnificent forest tree need- 
ing space for proper development. Branches have tendency to droop 
giving a weeping effect. Fine as a 
specimen tree or sheared makes a 
most effective hedge. 60 to 80 ft. 
Colorado Blue Spruce 
THUJA - Arborvitae 
THUJA occidentalis (American Arborvitae). 
Some- 
times known as the White Cedar, this native tree 
grows in a fine pyramidal form with dark green, 
fern-like foliage. Slow growing. Fine for borders 
and hedges. 40 ft. 
T. occidentalis globosa (American Globe Arborvitae). 
Retains its ball-shaped form without shearing. 
Bright green fern-like foliage. Useful in founda- 
tion plantings. 4 to 5 ft. 
T. occidentalis pyramidalis (American Pyramidal 
Arborvitae). A tall slender tree of narrow pyra- 
midal form with dark green foliage. Fine for ac- 
cent in the landscape. 20 to 30 ft. 
Norway Spruce 
T. occidentalis wareana (Ware’s Arborvitae). A broad pyramidal type with 
shiny dark green foliage. Very hardy. 15 ft. 
T. orientalis (Chinese Arboryitae). Sometimes called the Biota type. Fine 
for massing effects, borders and hedges. Bright emerald-green foliage. 
Broad pyramidal habit. 8 ft. 
T. orientalis aurea nana (Berckman’s Golden Arborvitae). A handsome tree 
of very broad pyramidal shape that retains a dwarf habit. Fine in foun- 
dation plantings and in formal landscaping. Golden-yellow foliage turn- 
ing to bronze in the Fall. 
3 to 4 ft. 
Hick’s Yew 
Upright Japanese Yew 
Spreading Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata) 
