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In small 'areas ' this can be spaded into the soil. The thoro 

 'and deep preparation of the land cannot be over emphasized, 

 las trees feed from wide areas in the soil and rapid growth 

 is dependent upon the supply of available plant food mater- 

 ials and water in the soil. 



The holes should be dug large enough to receive the 

 trees without bending any of the roots. The depth should 

 ; depend upon the size of the plants used. One year old seed- 

 lings can often be set in holes made by lifting out one 

 spade full of earth. For trees six feet tall or larger the 

 holes should be dug at least two feet deep and refilled to 

 the proper level with surface earth. They should not be dug 

 and left open longer than is necessary before planting. 



PLANTING 



The trees should be prepared for planting by cutting 

 iaway all broken and mashed parts of the roots and all fib- 

 *rous roots not well covered with soil. These dry out quickly 

 and are usually dead before planting is done. 



Very small trees can be quickly placed and the earth 

 firmly tramped about their roots. The larger trees should 

 jbe placed on surface soil that has been thrown into the hole 

 and firmed by tramping with the feet or with a tamper. 

 The soil is then thrown into the hole and packed about the 

 roots with a tramper made of two-by-four or similar sized 

 timber. Shake the tree to cause the soil to fill in well 

 around the large roots and begin tramping as soon as enough 

 soil has been thrown in to cover the roots. The surface soil 

 should not be packed with a tramper or by water. Water 

 may be used to settle the soil about the roots but it does not 

 always work well and should not be depended upon. 



Evergreen trees and shrubs will not endure as much 

 exposure of the roots as the deciduous plants. The larger 

 plants are very difficult to transplant. The trees three feet 

 tall and smaller are transplanted most successfully. A mass 

 of earth is moved with the plant and handled so that the 

 roots are not lessened from the surrounding soil. 

 TIME TO TRANSPLANT 



The deciduous trees can be transplanted any time dur- 

 ing their dormant period depending on the condition of the 

 soil and weather for best results. Early fall and late spring 

 planting should be avoided in all sections of light rainfall. 

 The degree of care exercised in planting has more influence 

 over the results than the time of planting. However, plant- 

 ing after growth has started in the spring should always be 

 avoided. 



Evergreens can be transplanted best in the early spring. 

 They can be moved at other seasons sucessfullhy but more 



