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TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



WELL DEVELOPED HCAD, 

 STRONG LEADEC, BRANCH- 

 K SET AT WIDE, NOT 

 CLOSE. ANGLED 



SHOULD BE PRUNtO AT 



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not nullified by careless methods of handling in the 

 process of planting. His chief duty is to see that the 

 roots continue well protected against injury and against 

 loss of moisture through exposure to sun or wind, that 

 the soil is properly prepared and that the simple rules of 



correct planting are 

 followed. The first of 

 these rules is to have 

 the hole ready for the 

 tree upon arrival. 

 Sometimes this can 

 not be done, and in 

 such case the tree 

 should be "heeled in" 

 as soon as it is re 

 ceived. The "heeling 

 in" process consists 

 of merely placing a 

 tree or trees in a tem 

 porary hole or ditch 

 from ij to 2 feet in 

 depth and with suf 

 ficient width to ac 

 commodate the roots 

 without doubling 

 them up. Trees thus 

 placed and with the 



OBSERVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN PLANTING' TOOtS thoroughly and 



closely covered with soil, will retain their vigor for a month 

 or more, and be ready for planting when needed. 



The planting hole should be a trifle larger than the root 

 area of the tree. This makes it possible to give the roots 

 full space without bending them. The hole should be 

 about a foot deeper than the roots themselves, and since 



BASE OF 

 PERMANENT 

 CROWN 

 OFT. ABO* 



PAVEMENT. 



STAKE 2fc IN.x 10 FT. 



2 FT. IN GROUND 

 AND SECURED WITH 

 RUBBER OVEttLD WIBE % 

 OR WITH CANVASS 



BASE OF TEMPORARY 

 CfiOWN 7 FEET 

 ABOVE PAVEMENT. 



OPENING IN SIDEWALK 

 LEAST 6 S4. FT., 

 KEEP TOP 

 _ PULVERIZED 



PRESERVE FIBPOUS 



IN. DEEPO* 

 THAN IT 010 

 W THE NUB- 



BICH LAPTH 

 FIRMLY ABOUT 



HOLE 



>t THEN FILL TO 

 ft ROOT LOU) WITH 



OF 3fe GOOD SOIL 

 ANDfr ROTTED MANUBC. 



