| Leyland cypresses, XCupressocyparis
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| | provided our company with a distinctive
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| leylandii, are not fairing well in many
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| | name when we sold our first trees in
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| landscapes. It is a fast growing tree
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| | 1978.
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| used in boarders and screens that had
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| | Green Giant Arborvitae ranges naturally
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| relatively few pest problems. Now is has
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| | all across the United States from
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| been suffering from branch die-back.
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| | Massachusetts, southwesterly to Texas and
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| Sadly it can cause the death of the
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| | New Mexico, through northern Arizona, up
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| tree. Seiridium canker is the cause.
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| | the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the state
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| This disease is not to the point of
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| | of Washington, and British Columbia
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| wiping out this tree, but I would
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| | beyond.
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| recommend not planting this tree as it
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| | What does arborvitae mean anyway? Now
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| likely will in the future be a major
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| | that we know about the derivation of
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| concern.
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| | "Green Giant," here's how the Latin name
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| Thus landscape designers should seek a
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| | Arborvitae, or "tree of life," came
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| replacement for the Leyland Cypress. One
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| | about. As the first explorers of Canada
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| great choice is the Green Giant
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| | were mapping the St. Lawrence River in
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| Arborvitae.
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| | 1536, the tree was used for medicine
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| Green Giant arborvitae is becoming a
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| | which saved their leader and most of the
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| superstar in the plant world. It is the
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| | men too. Jacques Cartier explored the
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| most popular arborvitae next to the
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| | islands off eastern Canada, and then
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| Emerald Green Arbor vita. The reason for
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| | sailed westward where he entered the St.
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| its success is that it fills landscape
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| | Lawrence River and found Quebec and a
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| needs that are important. It will help
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| | Royal Mountain (Mont Real, which is now
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| block large unsightly neighbors quickly
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| | called "Montreal"). Cartier was searching
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| and is basically pest free. It is also a
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| | for the passage to China so many other
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| plant that is in the public domain and
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| | explorers would also fail to find.
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| not protected by a patent. Thus anyone
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| | Cartier and his men had to spend a long
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| can propagate this plant.
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| | winter inside a little fort, away from
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| The original Green Giant got its name not
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| | the any sun, where they subsisted on
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| from ancient lore, but from unusually
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| | meat, fish, and bread, eating no fruits
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| extra large, hence "giant," green peas.
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| | or vegetables. As scurvy was killing most
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| These "Green Giant Peas" were a new
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| | all of them, a friendly Huron Indian gave
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| "strain," a new species, introduced by
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| | Cartier's crew tea made from the needles
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| the Minnesota Valley Canning Company in
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| | and bark of a tree which looked like the
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| 1925. You see, these were huge peas when
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| | white cedars of Europe. So Cartier took
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| compared to the previously marketed baby
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| | some trees back to France with him, these
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| peas early-picked in June (that's sure
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| | Thuja Occidentalis Eastern White Cedars,
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| early in co-o-o-old Minnesota). LeSueur
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| | naming them "Arborvitae," the tree of
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| baby peas are still sold today in their
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| | life. How about that?
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| classic silver can as a gourmet
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| | Arborvitae are native to the pacific
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| vegetable.
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| | northwest where they grow to 200 feet
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| Founded back in 1903, Minnesota Valley
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| | tall, usually 50 to 70 feet is the common
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| Canning was a pea company located along
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| | height, even including here in Bucks
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| the Minnesota River, which was the Dakota
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| | county. Arborvitae do best in wet forests
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| Sioux name for "cloudy water," just
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| | and swamps. The Green Giant appearance is
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| southwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul,
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| | due to this specie's wide 15-25 foot wide
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| the state capital. This is where there's
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| | base, the slightly tapering conical
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| a bottom land "confluence" with the even
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| | shape, and the dense branches and leaves
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| cloudier, soil-rich, muddier Mississippi
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| | casting great dark shadows. The
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| River. The whole area, including
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| | Arborvitae grows in zones 6 to 8,
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| surrounding towns like LeSueur, got the
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| | environments with temperatures that get
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| title, the "Minnesota Valley." Ohhh.
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| | as low as 10 degrees below 0 Fahrenheit,
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| And where did THAT name, LeSeur, come
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| | such as in Missouri or Pennsylvania, to
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| from you may be wondering? Lesueur is
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| | environments where winter temperatures
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| the name of the original explorer of the
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| | get only as low as 20 degrees above 0
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| area, a Frenchmen of the early 1700's.
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| | Fahrenheit, such as mid-Texas and
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| Minnesota is amidst the land of Paul
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| | northern Florida.
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| Bunyan and his blue ox Babe, tall tales
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| | Green Giant Arborvitae have pretty, yet
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| about them a part of he culture. Maybe
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| | surprisingly tiny yellow flowers. The
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| the stories gave rise to ideas for how to
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| | "pine cones," the fruit actually, of the
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| advertise Green Giant Peas.
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| | tree, follow the budding of the flowers
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| The "Jolly Green Giant" became incredibly
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| | and are also surprisingly small compared
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| popular as the way to advertise those
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| | to the size of a mature tree, being no
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| Green Giant Peas and by 1950 he was an
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| | more than a half-inch in size. There are
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| "icon" as we say today. There was a
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| | no problems with tree litter
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| cartoon character created, ubiquitous TV
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| | understandably, and so few animals are
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| commercials and print advertising, even
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| | attracted to the Green Giant Arborvitae,
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| "giant-sized" highway billboards, so the
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| | perhaps because of this description.
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| company changed its name to his.
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| | The Green Giant Arborvitae is recommended
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| So that is where the "Green Giant" comes
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| | for growing as a hedge or privacy buffer
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| from, 20th century modern marketing, not
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| | along a property line, or driveway. Thuja
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| ancient lore. The Green Giant Thuja
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| | Plicata, Western Red Cedars are ideal
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| Plicata is in the same Juniper family as
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| | "windrow" trees. In a row, they'll truly
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| the original "tree of life" Arborvitae,
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| | diminish the wind. The Green Giant
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| but with growth rates as fast as three
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| | Arborvitae is justifiably considered wind
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| feet per year (gee, bamboo's the fastest
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| | resistant considering the windswept
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| grower at five feet per, but it's just
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| | mountains of the Pacific northwest. The
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| grass). Thuja Plicata trees grow to
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| | wood itself is weak, but it is very
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| heights beyond 200 feet in the Pacific
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| | light. Green Giant Arborvitae do have
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| Northwest, this Western Red Cedar is
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| | better deer resistance than most
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| indeed worthy of also taking the Green
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| | arborvitae. These trees have been planted
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| Giant name. , , and
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| | in high deer population areas. On our
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| The Green Giant Arborvitae is more
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| | farm in Doylestown we have lots of deer
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| properly named by tree scientists the
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| | and do have damage the Emerald Green
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| "Thuja Plicata," with the other common
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| | Arborvitae. The Green Giants are eaten by
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| historic names being, "giant cedar," also
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| | deer only an occasionally, a nibble here
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| "western cedar," and "red cedar." There's
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| | and there. Based on our own observations
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| only one other Arborvitae specie in all
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| | over the years we feel that the Green
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| of North America, the "eastern cedar," or
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| | Giants will only be eaten by deer if
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| "white cedar," with "Thuja Occidentalis,"
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| | there is no other feed available.
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| as the tree scientist's Latin name, the
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| | Now that you know all about 'em, Highland
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| botanist's name. This short tree is
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| | Hill Farm has at least 50 or more Green
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| actually what we usually think of when
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| | Giant Arborvitae in our nursery ready for
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| the "genus" juniper is mentioned.
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| | pickup at any time. They will range from
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| Funny that the eastern cedar was given
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| | 1.5' to 12' and be balled and burlapped
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| the Latin name for "west" which is
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| | or potted. We also have field liners and
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| "occidental." You see? As I have observed
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| | seedling Green Giant available. There are
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| before, what's in a name? Highland Hill
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| | many more varieties of arborvitae
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| Farm is not located in a town called
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| | available which we have in stock. If we
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| Highland Hills, or, on Highland Hill
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| | don't stock the variety you want we will
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| Road, etc. Scottish Highland Hills cows
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| | find it for you if possible.
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| that we grazed on our first property
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