Method: These should not be pruned, either top or 

 roots. Keep roots covered with moist earth or wet 

 moss until ready to plant out. Dig hole large 

 enough to take roots without folding, place plant at 

 the same depth at which it grew before, put dirt 

 back in hole evenly around roots of plant and stamp 

 it down thoroughly. If, during the next few years 

 it is cultivated so that the grass and weeds are 

 kept from competing with it, the chance of failure 

 is small. 



(2) To plant a single shade tree. 



Size: The small seedling can also be used in this 

 case, but many years are gained by planting a tree 

 iy 2 inch to 2y 2 inch in diameter. 



Method: The roots should be pruned so they will go 

 in a hole 3 ft. in diameter. The top should be cut 

 back to a pole, i. e., all the limbs cut off close to the 

 trunk, and the leader cut back until the tree is two- 

 thirds its former height. This tree should not be 

 kept out of the ground any longer than necessary 

 and the roots should be kept covered as much as 

 possible. 



Prepare a hole 3 ft. in diameter and 3 ft. deep. 

 Put black dirt from the surface in a separate pWe. 

 Place the tree upright in the hole so that it is set 

 a trifle deeper than it was before. Put in the black 

 dirt first around the roots and partially fill the hole. 

 Pour in two or three buckets of water to settle the 

 earth. Put in the remainder of the dirt, stamping 

 it thoroughly, but at the same time taking care not 

 to bruise the roots. A tree set out in this way 

 should be watered in dry periods throughout the 

 first growing season. By the end of that time it 

 should be well established and able to take care of 

 itself. Elm is especially easy to handle in this 

 way. 



