592 



AMERICAN FORESTRY 



PLANTING SUGGESTIONS 



The beauty of a shade tree depends 

 upon its normal and symmetrical 

 growth. In order to insure this, before 

 planting cut off the ends of all broken 

 or mutilated roots; remove all side 

 branches save upon evergreens, so that 

 a straight whip-like stalk alone remains. 



Dig holes at least 3 feet in diameter and 

 2 feet deep in good soil, and make them 

 4 feet across in poor soil. The sides of 

 holes should be perpendicular and the 

 bottom flat. Break up soil in the 

 bottom of the hole to the depth of the 

 length of a spade blade. Place 12 or 

 15 inches of good top soil on the bottom 



