aic more adapted to be guided with wires than with sticks and it 

 will he plain that in guiding larger trees more substantial guides 

 will be needed, and sticks not less than two feet in the ground 

 for your wire guide. 



Large clumsy sticks should never be used in guiding small 

 trees, as they will not harmonize with a well-kept place. Well 

 seasoned sticks not larger than the calibre of the trees should be 

 used. It is sometimes seen where large clumsy sticks have broken 

 loose and hang resting on small trees. This not only looks bad 

 but it is an injury to the trees. The guiding of trees, however, 

 greatly depends on the condition of the ground and where the 

 ground is made up of new-filled or where the ground is un- 

 usually loose, the guiding and sticking of trees should be adapted 

 tc the need, as it is quite necessary to have the sticks deeper in 

 the ground where the ground is soft in order to make a sub- 

 stantial job especially for large trees. After a tree has been 

 guided a whole season it will be well to take the burlap off and if 

 the guide is still needed a new piece of burlap can be put on. 

 When the burlap is removed after the first season it is quite 

 important to have the stem thoroughly cleansed as it is often 

 found that insects lay their eggs under just such a cover, it will 

 als<> give the trees a better chance to expand. 



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