TREES 



and when taken from inland pastures, which 

 are their natural haunt, will generally 

 be found growing closely against a large 

 stone or rock. It seems that the seed fall- 

 ing there finds shelter from the hot sun, and 

 severe cold, and that the young shoot is thus 

 better able to struggle through the first year 

 or two. A tree five or six feet in height 

 will generally be easier to transplant than 

 one of but three feet, for the tap root will 

 have been absorbed in the larger tree. I 

 have spent many interesting mornings first 

 selecting my trees, and then watching them 

 dug up. 



Evergreens are more difficult to transplant 

 than deciduous trees, for they usually grow 

 where it is stony. But if you once get the 

 tree out with all its roots, keep it from 

 drying up, and plant it carefully, it is almost 

 sure to live. Four good sized trees, say six 

 feet high, are as many as two men can dig 

 up in a morning. The larger trees, as al- 

 ready noted, can be successfully moved only 

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