R. M. Teague Nurseries, San Dimas, Cal. 
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A prolific Puebla avocado tree, habit erect icith spreading branches. 
tilizer of any kind with the soil used in filling the 
holes and it is best not to apply any fertilizer until 
after the trees have become established and started to 
make some growth. Unless the soil is very poor, do 
not fertilize until trees start to bear and at first use 
it very sparingly. 
Budded Avocados are quite tender and easily dam- 
aged, so care must be exercised in handling. Never 
lift them bv the trunk but always take hold of the 
ball from underneath or by the loose ends of the 
burlap above where it is tied in balling. Extreme 
care must be exercised in handling balled trees so as 
rot to crack or break the ball in any way, or the 
benefit to be derived from balling is lost and the tree 
is apt to die. 
As stated elsewhere, the Avocado is very suscep- 
tible to sunburn, so do not neglect to properly shade 
the tree as soon as planted. This covering should be 
