moving large trees and the great need of as many roots as pos- 

 sible and often a ball for large trees is dug eighteen feet across 

 depending on the location where such trees are grown. There 

 are many different ways to move trees, however. The best and 

 safest way for moving trees that have not been transplanted is 

 to dig a trench around them s. proper distance from the trunk 

 two or three years before the trees are moved and the trench 

 refilled and if necessary with better materials in so doing the 

 roots will heal and fine fibres will grow out and the trees will be 

 as good as transplanted and will give better results in moving. 



Large trees can be moved without any earth if the roots are 

 properly cared for and moved without risk of freezing if the 

 roots are not left too much exposed. If such trees are planted 

 in with good soil and plenty of water so that the roots get settled 

 in their natural position in the soft puddle as we call this kind 

 of planting "puddling trees." This has proven a very good way 

 and gives an excellent result. 



I have often found that the spread of the roots much depends 

 on the top and I fully believe that the top will show how far the 

 roots are spreading and the digging around the tree should be 

 judged accordingly. For instance a cedar in some parts of the 

 country grows s.encler and tall and cedars of this kind, from six- 

 teen to eighteen feet in height can safely be taken up and planted 

 with a solid ball of earth from three to three and a half feet 

 across and from eighteen to twenty-four inches thick, depending 

 where they grow. In some locations, especially in the south, the 

 same species of trees and the same size, will require a ball of 

 earth from six to seven feet across. This is due to the great 

 spread of the top and such trees are more diffcult to move and 

 require greater care. 



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