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least every grower of trees should make. It should be stated 

 that it is best to set root-pruned trees in the spring, as they 

 are more apt to be heaved than other trees if planted in the 

 fall. In the South they can be set in November to advantage, 

 as they will callus at once and form roots somewhat during 

 the late fall and winter. 



With all this empirical evidence from the various sections 

 of our country, and my own experiments, I believe I am safe 

 in stating that this method of treating trees is destined to 

 supplant old methods to a large extent, and with a larger 

 range of species and varieties than has yet been tried, and 

 that it has a number of important advantages over old 

 methods which will give a new stimulus to fruit growing, 

 and result in a new system of training and after-treatment 

 of orchards. 



NOTE. See chapter on "Best Time and Depth to Plant Close Root- 

 pruned Trees," for remarks on Prof. Brunk's article. 



