PLANTING 



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are all ready each tree may be placed precisely in 

 its correct position by bringing- back the planting 

 board, replacing it on the two end pegs in its 

 former position and holding the stem of the little 

 tree firmly in the center notch while the roots are 

 covered and trodden in. This simple method is now 

 almost universally used. 



FIG. 16 USE OF PLANTING BOARD 



Each tree should be carefully pruned before 

 planting. All broken roots and branches should 

 first be removed. The roots may then be pruned 

 enough to make them symmetrical. Any long and 

 straggling roots should be cut off. As a rule tree 

 planters are too much afraid to cut back the roots 

 of nursery trees at planting time. The top of each 



