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SHADE TREES. 



WELL DEVELOPED HEAD, 

 GOOD LEADER, MAIN 

 BRANCHES FORMING 

 WIDE, NOT CLOSE, 

 ANGLES WITH STEM. 



STAKE 2? INCHES BY 

 10 FEET DRIVEN 2 FEET 

 IN GROUND. 



TREE PRUNED AS 

 ORDINARILY REQUIRED. 

 IF ROOTS ARE FULL 

 CROWN NEED BE LESS 

 CURTAILED. 



BASE OF PERMANENT 

 CROWN 10 FEET 

 ABOVE PAVEMENT. 



RUBBER COVERED WIRE,Lv 

 OR CANVAS, BINDER. | 4= 



BED DUG OUT 18 INCHES 



DEEP, THEN FILLED TO 



LOWER ROOT LEVEL WITH 



MIXTURE OF ^ GOOD SOIL 



AND<j ROTTED MANURE. 



BASE OF TEMPORARY 

 CROWN 7 FEET 

 ABOVE PAVEMENT. 



MULCH OF 

 PULVERIZE DEARTH. 



PLENTY OF FIBROUS 

 ROOTS. BROKEN 

 ROOT5 CUTOFF SMOOTH 



GROWING SPACE 

 AT LEAST 6 SQ. 



RICH EARTH PACKED 

 FIRMLY ALL ABOUT ROOT 



OT5. 



Fig. 8. Diagram How to plant a street tree. 

 IT is IMPORTANT TO OBSERVE EVERY POINT INDICATED IN THE DIAGRAM. 



