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wide and < feet long. The soil should be handled the same 

 as outlined above for the planting of single trees. 



All implements and accessories should be provided to finish 

 planting immediately after setting the tree. Among the 

 accessories may be mentioned a stake for bracing the young 

 nve which should be 2 1 /-> inches square by 8 to 10 feet long, 

 pointed at one end. A chestnut stake is usually selected. 

 A tree guard should be provided. The most satisfactory kind 

 has been found to be one made from gauge 16 galvanized 

 half-inch mesh wire, 6 feet long with a diameter of from 

 ."> indies to 7 inches, depending on the size of the tree planted. 

 The guard should have a protection collar at the top. Second- 

 hand garden hose may be used advantageously for this 

 purpose. 



The Top of a Tree Should be Cut Back at the Time of 

 Transplanting. 



To prepare the tree for planting, all the broken and badly 

 bruised roots should be pruned with a clean cut so that no 

 ragged scars are exhibited. This aids the tree in healing the 

 root-scars readily. The top branches should be pruned to 

 balance the reduced root-system. The tendency in pruning 

 the top of the young tree at the time of setting is to leave 

 entirely too many buds for the roots to nourish after their 

 mutilation in transplanting. Excepting for the time re- 

 quired for pruning, the roots should not be left uncovered or 

 exposed to the drying; air. Use wet bagging or wet straw to 

 prevent the roots from drying before resetting. 



THE DISTANCE FOR SPACING STREET TREES. 



There is a great tendency on the part of the tree planter 

 to place trees along a street so close as to prohibit their 

 normal development and to prevent the sunlight from reach- 

 ing the ground beneath them. The trees are small at the 

 time of planting and when spaced from 30 to 60 feet they 

 appear to be entirely too far apart to produce good shade. 

 But when trees are spaced liberally and planted in favorable 



