WHAT SHADE TREES SHALL WE PLANT? 



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sery, young stock should be unpacked carefully and heeled in near 

 to the place of planting. For most trees a hole 2 feet across and 

 15 to 18 inches deep will be about the right size. In this hole the 

 young tree should be set so as to stand about 2 inches deeper than 

 it grew in the nursery. No manure should be used about the fine, 

 fibrous roots, among which the soil ought to be intimately worked 

 and finally well compressed from the top. A mulch of manure, 

 grass or straw will be of great value in carrying the newly-planted 

 trees through extended periods of drought. 



Sunshine and pure air are freely admitted here 



On the lawn trees should be grouped naturally anu irregularly, 

 no straight lines being allowed to appear. The planting of many 

 large trees closely to a home is not advised. When this is done, sun- 

 light is shut out and a free circulation of air is prevented. It is a 

 good plan to group most of the larger trees along the sides and at the 

 rear of the lawn, placing an occasional specimen near the residence 

 for shade. When a planter is imbued with a determination to 

 practice rigorous thinning at the right time, it is a very good plan 

 to choose long-lived hardwood trees for the lasting effect and among 

 these intersperse a limited number of some rapid grower like silver 

 maple, to be removed when the planting begins to crowd and inter- 

 fere with the normal, healthy development of the permanent trees. 



