TRANSPLANTING 



tl lie friable loim liiit 



TRANSPLANTING 1831 



ihfticult to tnii'-pl nit with ennd rp<!ult« as well as 



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wrapped, and the ' 



being moved i 



aged by too thick mulch, deep planting, excess of water 



r.f which exclude the air. De- 

 tic fertilizers in direct contact 



n skids, 

 thano 



su] 1 n i^(_ and balk In 



^n lis branches die or 



tl,, _ I II 1 M-Uowand the 



ior moMii ' "'^ e'^e'' 



greens it i i ' '1 °eces 



J siiy to ke. I I nil intact 



The fohifc. 1 .1 I niii, 11 inspiring, 



*--. - and if the loUs 1,ll mu di-, the sap 



>s.- does not flow a^iin As it is not 



gcnerilly fi isible to rao\ e balls of 



o-ser 12 feet di imeter and 3 feet in 



depth, the size ot evergieens which it 



is practicable to transplant is smaller 



d^^isln'^'i as in Pi^.2nnn. The flexible 



11 galvanized steel" 

 the post, through a 

 back to the post. 



i-tionand moviiif; Inuiu.l each 

 un from drying out the bark ou 

 I . the trunk should be wrapped 

 ill-barked trees, like beech and 



thei 



1 ,; 1 1 I I liammock is reversed and holds the 

 |..|i''i . 1,1 lorm is pulled out by the windlass, 



],,,,,,„., ,1„. 11. 1 HI the hole. Bv this method, trees 20-40 

 feet lush and 0-12 inches in diameter may be moved. 



Trees grown iu fertile clay loam are best for ' 

 planting, but with care the ganvas 

 sand or gravel. Root-pruning, one 



11 hold balls of 

 years pre- 



2549 Diagram to illustrate the operations 



the removal of a large tree for transplanting. 



