Millions of Musser Trees 
Each year over 20 Million Trees from The Musser Nurseries 
are successfully planted throughout the nation - Because - 
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Fred Musser compares Spruce seedlings and notes: “Fast growing strain is 
already ahead.” Quality Musser Seedlings are grown from SELECTED 
seed gathered from trees with SELECTED characteristics. 
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Musser Seedlings and Transplants grow readily on abandoned farm land; 
Christmas tree harvest in 6 to 10 years. Some trees may be left for timber. 
Musser Nursery No. 3 — Part of 270 acres growing nursery stock is shown 
below: office, packing buildings, propagating houses, 35-acre pond, and 
millions of Seedlings, Transplants, Rooted Cuttings and Grafted Specialties. 
2 — Musser Forests, Inc. 
Copyright 1954, Musser Forests, Inc. All rights reserved. 
Musser Trees Grow! 
All tree seed is not the same. If the parent tree has 
undesirable qualities, its seed will perpetuate those qualities. 
To be sure of the best obtainable seed, we send men all 
over the United States to seek out mature, hardy, disease- 
resistant parent trees with straight stems and foliage of 
rich color. 
We import seed picked from selected stands of timber 
in Europe, which have been developed through generations 
to bring out desirable characteristics. 
Such selectivity is costly — yes. But it puts meaning into 
the phrase, ‘‘Musser Trees Grow.” 
Musser Root System is Superior 
The young Musser tree wth strong, extensively branched, 
but compact, root system is the tree that survives. Good 
heredity characteristics through selection of seed is the basic 
requirement — careful handling and scientific culture in the 
nursery is also essential. The many additional feeder roots 
in Musser Cultured Tree Stock enable the young tree to 
extract the most food from the soil of your planting site. 
Musser Tree Stock is superior. It will survive where inferior 
planting stock will not. 
Transplanting Improves Roots 
Stock is transplanted in our nurseries from one to four 
or more times. Each time, the longer, more easily damaged 
roots are reduced so that more small feeder roots develop 
near the stem. The more feeder roots, the more quickly the 
tree is established on your land. Also, the resulting compact 
mass of small feeder roots makes the tree easier to plant. 
Each year, in the spring and summer, we transplant 
hundreds of thousands of seedlings to build more feeder 
roots. Results prove extra cost is repaid many times over. 
Buy The Best - Musser Trees 
