136 Avoidable waste in planting 



'staggy', especially in the case of Oaks, or we are 

 certain to lose many of them. 



The greatest loss in planting is perhaps in the ordering 

 of ordinary trees, which most people plant 2 feet or 

 3 feet high. If there is any difficulty in transit, resulting 

 in the roots getting too dry, &c., or delays through frost, 

 &c., you may put it down that the losses will be three 

 times as great as in the case of young and right-sized 

 trees for planting in new ground. These should never 

 exceed two or three years old. 



