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amI':rr.\x forestry 



THE OLD CITY OF CARCASSOX.NK,. WITH ITS MASSIVb. WALLS Ai\U TOWERS, la IHE HISTORIC LA.NU.MARK OK THE REGION 

 NEAR QUn.LAN. WHEN THE WRITER WAS THERE IT WAS USED AS A CONFINEMENT CAMP FOR SOME GERMAN OFFICIALS 



Other circumstances, might be shouting at oxen yokefl to nees and the historic old city of Carcassonne on leave of 

 two-wheeled carts on the Quillan grade or grubbing holly absence. It may be that some of them are in citizens 

 on the Montagne Noire are seeing the picturesque Pyre- clothes in the States. 



TRANSPLANTING LARGE TREES 



T ARGE trees are always transplanted with consider- 

 ■'-^ able difliculty and e.xpense,' and are far less likely to 

 survive the oi)eration than smaller ones. If trees above 

 three inches in diameter are to be moved, it is best to 

 have the work done by some one who has had experience 

 in transplanting large trees. The most successful results 

 are accomplished by means of a tree-moving machine. 

 .Such machines are made by at least two firms in the 

 United .States viz., John A. Wilkins, Indianapolis, In- 

 diana, and Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury. New York. 

 With these machines, trees having a diameter as great as 

 twelve inches can be safely moved. 



To those who may wish to attem])t the transplanting 

 of trees without engaging the services of an exjiert. the 

 following suggestions are offered: 



In the fall, l)eforc the gnuDid freezes, a trench sliimld 

 be dug around the tree which is to be moved, and as 

 deep as the roots have taken hold on the soil, usually 

 three to four feet, leaving a ball of earth from three to 

 seven feet in diameter, depending on the size of the tree 

 and the development of the root system. At the same 

 time a hole should be dug where the tree is to be planted. 

 making it deep enough so that the tree when planted will 

 stand three to four inches below its original level, and 

 large enough to allow the filling in of one to two feet of 

 good rich soil about the roots after the tree is placed in 

 liosition. To iirevent freezing, both the hole and the 

 earth dug from it should be covered with straw. 



When the ball of earth has frozen the tree is ready 

 to be moved. The smaller trees may be moved bv rolJino- 

 the ball of earth on a sledge or stone lioat. tlie stem 

 being supported upright to jjrevent injury to the limbs, 



in which jjosition it may be drawn to the place of ])lant- 

 ing. The ball of earth on larger trees should be raised 

 to the surface by repeatedly leaning the tree to one side 

 and filling in imder it with earth on the other. The crown 

 of the tree should then be lowered to the ground and 

 the ball rolled on a long sledge or stone boat by the 

 aid of horses. The trunk should be held free from the 

 ground by means of wooden horses or supports placed on 

 the rear of the conveyance. The limbs should be tied up 

 to ])re\-ent injury in trans|)orlation. in all these opera- 

 tions plenty of burlaj) or other material should be used 

 to prevent damage to the bark. Horses may again be 

 used to roll the ball into linal |iosilion and raise the stem 

 upright. 



In all cases the soil should be firml\ packed alioiit the 

 roots of the transplanted tree. To ]ircvent their being- 

 thrown by the wind, the larger trees should be supported 

 by three or four guy ropes, which should not be removed 

 until the tree has become firmly rooted in its new site. 



It is very important that trees trans])lante<i in this 

 way should be watered during periods of drought for 

 the first two or three years, or until the equilibriiun 

 between the root and branch systems, disturbed by 

 the trans])lanting, has been restored. 



.\n experienced tree-mover states that of all our trees, 

 the elms are most likely to survive when moved at a 

 mature age. Other trees which may be more or less suc- 

 cessfully transplanted are the maple, horse chestnut, 

 'cataljja, ash, linden, willow, poplar, and pin oak. Trees 

 grown in the open are much better to move than those 

 grown in the woods, and a large young tree is more likely 

 to succeed than an old one of the same size. . 



