54 Landscape Gardening 



seedlings or grafted trees may be obtained a few years before 

 they are needed, and when ready for planting they will be 

 in the most perfect condition for successful growth, as they 

 may be dug one at a time and be planted with the least 

 possible exposure of the roots to the air. The work of plant- 

 ing also can then be done at the proper time. 



Much pleasure may be derived from this work in watching 

 the growth of the young trees started from seed or very 

 young grafted stock, and in training them into proper forms. 

 Good specimens of the elm, maple, and other deciduous 

 trees, and some of the evergreens, may often be dug from 

 pastures and roadsides with success and if properly treated 

 will make a satisfactory growth. The oaks, hickories, and 

 others having a long tap-root and but a few fibres need to be 

 dug around one or two seasons before transplanting, cutting 

 a trench 2 feet deep and a foot wide and filling it in with 

 good soil. This will cause fine roots to grow and then the 

 trees can be more successfully transplanted. 



Time for Planting 



In light land not too much exposed to drying winds and 

 in climates where the growth of the trees matures early 

 the fall is the best time to transplant most of our decidu- 

 ous trees, but in places much exposed to sweeping winds or 

 in heavy soils much injury is often done to fall-set trees by 

 this exposure. 



Except under the above favorable conditions spring 

 is by far the most favorable season for transplanting. This 

 should be done as early as possible, but not until the soil 

 will work up fine and mellow. 



If possible, the trees should be on the ground ready for 

 transplanting at the earliest possible moment, and if ordered 

 from distant nurseries the order should be sent in in time 

 for prompt and early shipment. If the orders are sent 



