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GREEN RIDGE NURSERY, MADISON, OHIO 
BERCKMAN’S GOLDEN ARBORVITAE 
(Thuja orientalis aurea nana, also 
known as Biota) 
3-5 ft. Zone V. Golden yellow suffused 
with bright green, a dwarf cone shape, 
neatly compact. Best in soils that are 
not too dry. 
2 yr. TT 5-8” 90c each, 10 $8.00, 100 $75. 
HETZ MIDGET GLOBE ARBORVITAE 
(Thuja occidentalis “Hetz Midget’’) 
Rare, unusually slow growing, a dense 
and novel globe. An excellent dwarf 
plant that probably matures at about 
18 inches to 2 feet and is hardy at least 
to Zone IV. 
3 vr. TT 3-6” 90c each, 10 $8.50 
WOODWARD GLOBE ARBORVITAE 
(Thuja occidentalis woodwardi) 
3-4 ft. Zone II. A dense globe with 
dark green color, turns bronzy in win- 
ter. Foundation plantings, hedges. 
l yr. T 4-6” 50c each, 10 $4.50, 100 $35.00 
2 yr. T 6-8” 75c each, 10 $6.50, 100 $55.00 
PYRAMID ARBORVITAE 
(Thuja occidentalis pyramidalis) 
15-20 ft. Zone II. Tall, narrow, rapid 
growth. Corner plantings, hedges, 
screens, or formal gardens if sheared 
heavily. 
1 yr. T 6-9” 50c each, 10 $4.50, 100 $35.00 
2 yr. T 6-8” 75c each, 10 $6.50, 100 $55.00 
GOLD TIP ARBORVITAE 
(Thuja occidentalis elegantissima) 
12-15 ft. Zone III. Broad cone shape, 
green foliage with yellow tips in spring 
and summer. 
2 yr. T 7-10” 75c each, 10 $7.00 
GIANT ARBORVITAE (Thuja plicata) 
25 ft. Zone V. A tall, broad pyramid, good 
green color, will become quite large or can be 
restrained to almost any height by regular shear- 
ing. 
3 yr. T 8-12” 75c each, 10 $6.50 
MISCELLANEOUS EVERGREENS 
CANADIAN HEMLOCK 
(Tsuga canadensis) 
Zone IV. Of all our native evergreens, 
the Canadian hemlock is the most ma- 
jestic. As a tree it forms a noble pyra- 
mid of 75 feet or more with graceful 
branches and lacy foliage. Or it can be 
sheared to from compact landscape 
plants of any desired height from 4 feet 
‘up. Makes a luxuriant sheared hedge if 
given ample width at base. Sun or shade, 
nearly any soil, but avoid windswept 
locations, especially in dry climates. 
3 vr. TT 4-6” 45c¢ each, 10 $4.00, 100 $35. 
4 yr. TT 5-8” 65c each, 10 $6.00, 100 $50. 
WEEPING HEMLOCK 
(Tsuga canadensis pendula) 
4-6 ft. Zone IV. Usually wider than high 
with dense foliage and pendulous 
branches. Unique, slow growing. 
1 yr. T grafted 10-12” $3.25 each, 3 $9.00 
CEDAR OF LEBANON (Cedrus libani) 
15-10051t. -Zone=V to VI: > Narrow, up- 
right evergreen tree, attractive foliage 
sometimes with a bluish cast like blue 
spruce. Famous since Biblical times. 
3 vr. TT 8-10” $1.15 each, 10 $10.00 
CALIFORNIA INCENSE CEDAR 
(Libocedrus decurrens) 
25-35 ft. Zone V. A tall formal spire with dense 
green foliage (aromatic when crushed), borne in 
vertical planes. Becomes much taller in warm- 
er, humid climates. Requires a reasonably good 
soil and good moisture supply. 
3 yr. T 8-12” $1.00 each, 10 $9.00 
CAROLINA HEMLOCK (Tsuga carolina) 
Zone IV. Like the Canadian hemlock, 
this is an all-purpose evergreen. Nat- 
urally a moderately large tree, it can be 
clipped or pruned into a landscape sub- 
ject of any shape and any size from 4 to 
5 feet up. Similar to Tsuga canadensis, 
somewhat different foliage texture, 
stands city conditions a little better. 
2 yr. Seedlings 3-5” 30c each, 10 $2.50 
DOUGLAS FIR (Psuedotsuga taxifolia) 
Zone IV or V. A tall stately tree, or it 
can be regularly sheared and used as a 
specimen or hedge of any height from 
6 feet upwards. One of the best ever- 
greens with many uses: screens, wind- 
breaks, hedges, Christmas trees, refor- 
estation, landscaping. 
4 yr. T 8-12” 50c each, 10 $4.00 
BALSAM FIR (Abies balsamaea) 
40-60 ft. Zone III. Aromatic needles, 
shapely tree, altogether charming when 
grown in cool, moist situations. Not sat- 
isfactory in hot dry climates. 
3 yr. T 5-8” 30c each, 10 $2.50, 100 $18.00 
THREAD LEAF RETINOSPORA 
(Chamaecyparis: pisifera filifera) 
Zone III. Broad spreading plant with long 
slender branchlets, pendulous and_ threadlike. 
At maturity a small tree of about 20 feet, but 
most often used as a 4 to 8 ft. bush, maintained 
at the desired size by annual trimming. Some- 
thing different. 
2 yr. T 6-8” 75c each, 10 $7.00 
