TREES THKIR PLANTING AND CARE. 53 



may be dug one at a time and be planted with the least 

 possible exposure to the air. The work of planting also 

 can then be done at the proper time. 



Much pleasure may be derived from this work in watching 

 the growth of the young trees started from seed or very 

 young grafted stock, and in training them into proper 

 forms. Good trees of the elm, maple, and other deciduous 

 trees, and some of the evergreens, may often be dug from 

 pastures and roadsides with success and if properly treated 

 will make a satisfactory growth. The oaks, hickories, and 

 others having a long tap-root and few fibres need to be dug 

 around one or two seasons before transplanting, cutting a 

 trench 2 feet deep and a foot wide and filling it in with 

 good soil. This will cause fine roots to grow and then the 

 trees can be successfully transplanted. 



Time for Planting. 



In light land not too much exposed to drying winds and 

 in climates where the growth of the trees matures early the 

 early fall is the best time to transplant most of our 

 deciduous trees, but in places much exposed to sweeping 

 winds or in heavy soils much injury is often done to fall- 

 set trees by this exposure. 



Except under the above favorable conditions spring 

 is by far the most favorable season for transplanting. This 

 work should be done as early as possible, but not until the 

 soil will work up fine and mellow. 



If possible, the trees should be on the ground ready for 

 transplanting at the earliest possible moment, and if ordered 

 from distant nurseries the order should be sent in in time 

 for prompt and early shipment. If the orders are sent 



