raglaxd] STUDY FOR GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT 117 



i. How care for the tree until planted? 

 2. How offset the decrease in food supply caused by the 

 loss of roots' 



4. How plant? 



1. How prepare the soil for planting? 



Ref. 7, pp. 105-106. 

 Ref. 10, pp. 7-8. 



2. How set the tree out? Ref. 7, pp. 107-108. 



Ref. 10, pp. 9-1 1. 



Ref. 11, pp. 90-93-95- 

 How keep the tree vertical ? 

 How fill in the dirt ? 



2. How then shall he provide hard maple and catalpa for his 

 yard ? 



Conclusion: When buying shade trees go to the local nursery 

 and select from trees one to three years old. Select a tree with 

 compact root system and large top for the age of the tree. Puddle 

 or heel trees in until planted. Before planting prune all mangled 

 roots, and also the top in proportion to the loss of roots and the 

 age of the tree; the older the tree and the greater the loss of 

 roots the more the top should be pruned. Prepare the soil for 

 planting by plowing deeply and subsoiling whenever practicable. 

 Dig holes large enough to make the roots comfortable. When not 

 practicable to plow prepare larger holes and mix fine well rotted 

 manure with the soil. Set trees out in the spring in preference 

 to the fall, that they may have a good start before winter. Set 

 the trees out at about the same depth at which it grew in the 

 nursery. First fill hole to the required height with well prepared 

 top soil. Place tree in hole with roots in their natural position. 

 Keep tree vertical with a stake. Sift surface soil around the roots. 

 Throw a little soil in at a time, pack this well before throwing in 

 more. The last should be thrown in loosely to act as a mulch. 



3. How care for these shade trees? 



During the late summer the man notices that some of his 

 two or three year old trees are dying what could be the cause? 

 The ground may be too dry. 



The ground may be damp but the trees may not be 

 getting enough food. 



