WESTBURY STATION, N. Y. 



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Moving Large Trees 



Ready for the Road. The tree is loaded with shortest branches and roots 

 on top, so it can go under electric wires, which are lifted by a T-pole. Four 

 to eight horses or traction engine, broad tires, and planks over lawns, enable 

 heavy trees to be moved. Rope and tackle or windlass are also used in diffi- 

 cult places. 



roots, which act as pipes to carry 



the sap, and as braces. This ball 



contains only 15 to 25 per cent of 



the feeding-roots, while with our 



method the full circle, 30 to 40 feet 



in diameter, is preserved. \Yhile 



some large trees may live a few 



years, or gradually recover, the 



method of moving with only 15 to 



25 per cent of the roots is not to be 



recommended. 



The operation of loading a 



large deciduous tree, as a Maple 



or Linden, on a HICKS PATENT 



TREE -MOVER, is to swing the 



cradle forward till it touches the 



trunk, which is attached so as to 



avoid injury to the bark. The tree 



is picked up and laid over on its side by the screw and tackle. The front of the cradle is inclined, to 



carry the weight over the front axle. The roots on the under side are tied up under the mover, 



there being no danger of breaking them by swinging of the axle, for the axle is stationary and the 



wheels are on pivots. The roots are parted for the pole and seat to be inserted, and the tree starts 



upon its journey. 



When the roots are to be out of the ground for some time they are wrapped, to prevent drying. 

 In planting, the operation of loading is reversed and the roots replaced in the earth in their 



natural position. Great care is necessary to get the roots properly enclosed in soil and at the right 



depth below the surface. 



While nature generally supplies food and moisture, additional amounts judiciously applied result 



in rapid, dense growth. An overdose of food and water may have injurious results in causing the 



ground to sour and the roots to decay. The ground should be moist, but not wet and sodden with 



water. Air should fill the soil 

 spaces. Under-draining in heavy 

 soils is advisable. Watering with 

 one inch of water once a week 

 during a dry season, and conserv- 

 ing the moisture by a mulch of 

 four inches of strawy manure, or 

 hoeing to keep the surface soil 

 loose, is best. After the roots get 

 to work in summer, and in suc- 

 ceeding years, additional food sup- 

 plies should be given. In short, 

 the most favorable conditions are 

 those of a successful potato field 

 or flower bed. 



We have now reduced the mov- 

 ing of large trees to a science, 

 with more certain results than with 

 small trees. 



Tree-movers sent anywhere with 

 crews of expert men and portable 

 house. We will look up suitable 

 trees within forty miles of any 

 point and submit photographic re- 

 port of cost of moving, and of 

 preparing if necessary. 



To demonstrate the success of 



our methods we offer to plan a trip and show some of the 2,000 trees moved with our twelve Tree- 

 movers of various types. 



Moving large trees from the site of the new Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg to 

 the lawn of Mr. W. L. Mellon, in the same city. 



