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the sudden thawing more than the freeze which kills 

 the trees. Trees intended for shelter should be of 

 habits the opposite of those of the orange. You 

 wish the orange to have low-spreading branches. 

 Select as their protectors trees so tall that their lower 

 branches will not interfere with the foliage of the 

 orange. The orange tree sends most of its roots 

 near the surface of the ground. Select as their pro- 

 tectors trees that send their roots deep. I have no- 

 ticed several varieties of live oak in the State. Only 

 one of these is in the habit of sending its roots deep 

 into the soil. Whenever I have found this variety 

 growing I could plant the orange close to its trunk 

 without damage to the orange. The persimmon 

 has this habit of deep feeding, but unfortunately it 

 drops its foliage in the winter. The pine has this 

 habit only when grown in a well-drained soil. 

 There are some individual trees whose habits are 

 an exception to the general habits of the variety. 

 These can soon be discovered by the use of the 

 spade or hoe. But if trees without surface feeders 

 cannot be found, then select trees with other desira- 

 ble qualities and cut the surface roots by a trench 

 ten or twelve inches deep a few feet frorh and around 

 the base. After those trees have been selected and 

 marked which you wish to remain, you can now cut 

 next such trees as can be felled without damage to the 

 standing orange trees. The work thus far should 

 be done during the fall or winter, so as to be ready 

 for the spring and summer work which is to follow. 



