234 Trees 



When watering trees or plants with very deep roots, 

 a piece of pipe an inch or so in diameter should be 

 driven into the ground near the roots and the 

 water poured down it. 



A young tree should always be planted several 

 inches deeper in new surroundings than it has stood 

 in its former position. If it has attained a growth 

 of more than six feet, it should be generously 

 pruned before taking it up. To prune it before 

 taking it up makes it easier to handle, and as the 

 tree is then firmly set in the ground it is not so 

 likely to be pulled to a crooked position in the 

 cutting. 



Train the fruit trees to a pretty shape. There 

 must be some pruning and it might as well be 

 done systematically. 



When trees have been out of the ground some time 

 before transplanting, the roots should be soaked for 

 a day and a night in water. They should be kept 

 cool, if possible, but at any rate should not be 

 allowed to lie in the sun. 



