HOW TO HANDLE THE STOCK 



Immediately on the arrival of the trees at your express office, they should be 

 called for and, if possible, planted the same day. ' If necessary to hold them over, 

 they should be unwrapped and heeled-in. This is done by digging a trench, placing 

 the trees in it, and covering the roots with fresh, moist, earth. When planting, you 

 should remove from the trench but a few trees at a time. This is especially import- 

 ant with evergreens, as the exposure of the roots for two or three minutes to the 

 drying effects of the sun and wind may kill them. The soil for the planting site 

 should have as good preparation before planting as you would give a garden. 



In planting, the holes should be deep enough so that when the trees are in 

 place, they will stand a little deeper than they stood in the nursery row. When 

 setting'the tree, the roots should be spread out as nearly as possible in their natural 

 position. Use the hands in replacing the first few layers of dirt, and see that it 

 is pressed carefully and firmly about the roots. 



In the matter of spacing the tendency in ornamental planting is to plant too 

 close. The object sought here is symmetrically formed trees, even in late life, which 

 cannot be the case if the trees are' crowded. For ornamental purposes, ordinarily. 

 the trees should not be closer than 40 feet apart, or rarely 30 feet, unless the plant- 

 ing be along the roadside where the spacing may be 20 to 25 feet. 



CARE AND CULTIVATION 



Whatever the purpose of the planting, whether for woodlots, shelter-belts, or 

 ornament, the trees must be carefully cultivated indefinitely. This is especially 

 important the first several years. Level surface cultivation should be the practice* 

 Live stock, too, must be rigidly excluded. 

 Address all orders to 



F. G. MILLER, 



Idaho Experiment Station, 

 School of Forestrv. 

 Moscow. Idaho. 



