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TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS 



SHADE TREES. 



WELL DEVELOPED HEAD, 

 GOOD LEADER, MAIN 

 BRANCHES FORMING 

 WIDE, NOT CLOSE. 

 ANGLES WITH STEM. 



STAKE 27 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. 

 OR CAiMVAS\BINDEvR. 



BED DUG OUT 18 INCHES 



DEEP, THEN FILLED TO 



LOWER ROOT LEVEL WITH 



MIXTURE OF 3a GOOD SOIL 



AND -3 ROTTED MANURE. 



BASE OF TEMPORARY 

 CROWN 7 FEET 

 ABOVE PAVEMENT. 



MULCH OF 

 PULVERIZED EARTH. 



PLENTT OF FIBROUS 

 ROOTS. BROKEN 

 ROOTS CUTOFF SMOOTH 



RICH EARTH PACKED 

 FIRMLY ALL ABOUT ROOTS. 



^ COURTESY 

 N.J. FOREST COMMISSION 



How TO PLANT A TREE 



