But shareholders strongly dislike evergreens, so why establish them in the first place?

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Brittle-looking birch trees with black marks on their white bark, and some small, untidy evergreens, rolled up like sleepy bears.

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In the 1500s, Germany became the first nation to associate evergreens, trees that stay green year-round, with the Christian celebration.

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While shallow-rooting plants, like succulents, can thrive in a low trough, the roots of dwarf evergreens need a container at least 9 inches deep.

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Evergreens scattered throughout the mountains break up the sea of yellow.

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Mr. Smits, who specializes in evergreens, noticed a yellow branch on an otherwise green arborvitae in his nursery, according to the plant patent application he filed.

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There are two types of evergreens in the business world.

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The bill has proposed a definition of a high hedge at two metres, formed by a row or two of evergreens, such as the fast-growing leylandii, which forms a barrier to light.

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We soaked, surrounded by snow and evergreens.

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Eight small boats exploring stretches of the Hudson opening to canoeists in the central Adirondacks all made it through seven moderate rapids interspersed with long flat-water stretches on a 7.3-mile trip through deep forests of evergreens and hardwoods.

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