Transplanting Trees 



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earth should be left attached to their roots. For most 

 evergreens the early spring, before vegetation starts, is 

 probably the best time to 

 transplant. 



Care of the roots. Young 

 trees from a nursery, having 

 already been transplanted 

 once or twice, have the root 

 system developed close to 

 the stem and therefore can 

 be made to grow in a new 

 location more easily than 

 trees from the woods. In 

 getting trees from the woods, 

 select good specimens of 

 small size, which can be dug 

 up and transported without 

 cutting away as much of 

 the branches and roots as 

 would be necessary with 

 larger trees. If the tree is 

 so large that many roots 

 are cut off in getting it out 

 of the ground, then the 

 crown should be trimmed 

 also, for otherwise the im- 

 paired root system cannot 

 supply water for all the 



leaves that COme OUt When FIG. 88. Tip of a young root (magni- 



growth is renewed. fied | f lfthe roots of a tree are allowed 



5 i to dry for even a few minutes, the root 



Some earth Should be hairs and small roots are killed. 



