Center Point, Iowa 
Windbreak Evergreens 
8 of water) applied on warm days in spring before the new growth starts. 
Soluble oil sprays also are effective, but must be used with much caution. 
With frequent dashing showers through June, when the young are crawling, 
neither of these pests is likely to be serious. 
ARBORVITAE—Ame rican. 40-50 ft. White 
Cedar. A good windbreak tree for low 
ground and from here north. Can be plant- 
ed some closer than most others. 
CEDAR. Eastern Red. The native red cedar 
makes a hardy and dense windbreak not 
easily damaged. 
PINE—Austrian. 40-50 ft. An excellent fast- 
growing tree requiring reasonably good 
soil. Doesn’t like light sandy soil. 
PINE—Ponderosa. Bull Pine. 50-60 ft. Very 
long coarse leaves and stiff rugged branch- 
es not easily broken. Endures extreme 
drought. Requires full sun and tolerates no 
shade. 
—Strobus, White Pine. 70-90 ft. One of Iowa’s 
few native conifers and one of the best for 
windbreaks. Tolerates some shade but not 
wet soil. 
—Tableformis, Chinese Pine. 25 to 50 ft. Judg- 
ing from the large trees we have, these 
should make excellent windbreak trees. 
Ours are on light sandy soil. They are al- 
most as broad as high (about 18 ft.) with 
branches touching the ground. They seem 
perfectly hardy. 
SPRUCE, Black Hills. 50-70 ft. Slower grow- 
ing, more compact and darker green than 
Norway Spruce. 
—Norway. 60-80 ft. One of the most rapidly 
growing and extensively planted wind- 
break evergreens. 
FIR—Douglas. 60 to 80 ft. A rapid growing 
very beautiful tree. Free from disease and 
insect pests and perfectly hardy. 
BALLING AND BURLAPING CHARGES .... 
Windbreak trees ............... AS Sa eRe eer 
18-24 in. 
3-4 ft. 
18-24 in. 
3-4 ft. 
18-24 in. 
2-3 ft. 
15-18 in. 
18-24 in. 
24-30 in. 
18-24 in. 
2-3 ft. 
12-18 in. 
18-24 in. 
2-3 ft. 
3-4 ft. 
20 or more 
Each 
1.10 
1.35 
1.65 
Bomelts. tors 
3 
to 4 ft. 
Each 
1.00 
1.25 
1.50 
30c each 
40c each 
