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will vary with the kind of tree, and also with the amount 

 of injury done. Where the injury is severe a much longer 

 time will be required for recovery than where it is 

 slight. 



Time to Transplant. Planting of trees should always 

 be done when they are dormant, or just as they start 

 into growth in the spring, which is generally from the 

 middle to last of April. If for any reason it is desirable 



FIG. 30. Moving large trees in winter. (After P. S. 

 Peterson & Co.) 



to risk the moving of trees late in the spring, after the 

 leaves have started, they should be cut back severely, 

 all the leaves removed, and great pains be taken to se- 

 cure all the roots and to prevent their drying out. Very 

 hardy deciduous trees, as the Elm, Cottonwood, Box- 

 elder and Ash, can often be successfully moved in the 

 fall if the ground is moist at the time of removal, but 

 great care must be taken to work the soil in very com- 



