TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS 

 Shade Trees, 



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WELL DEVELOPED HEAD. 

 GOOD LEADER, MAIN 

 BRANCHES FORMING 

 WIDE, NOT CLOSE, 

 ANCLES WITH STEM. 



STAKE ^7 INCHES BY 

 10 FEET DRIVEN 2 FEET 

 IN GROUND. 



TREE PRUNED AS 

 ORDINARILY REQUIRED. 

 IF ROOTS ARE FULL 

 CROWN NEED BE LESS 

 CURTAILED. 



BASE OF PERMANENT 

 CROWN 10 FEET 

 ABOVE PAVEMENT. 



RUBBER COVERED WIRE. 

 on CANVAS, BINDER. 



4=^^ 



BED DUG OUT 18 INCHES 

 DEEP. THEN FILLED TO 

 LOWER ROOT LEVEL WITH 

 MIXTURE OF ^COOD SOIL 

 ANO^ROTrrp MANURE. 



BASE OF TEMPORARY 

 CROWN 7 FEET 

 ABOVE PAVEMENT. , 



MULCH OF 

 PULVERIZED EARTH 



PLENTY OF FIBROUS 

 ROOTS. BRO^EN 

 ROOTS CUTOFF SMOOTH 



RICH EARTH PACKED 

 riRMLY AIL ABOUT ROOTS 



COURTESY 

 N.J. FOREST COMP1ISSI0M 



Fig. 212. — How to plant a tree. 



