14 OF RAISING WOOD 



OAK thrives beft when it is removed 

 in the fpring, juft before the bud begin? 

 to pufli ; that is, about the beginning of 

 March. This fliould always be oblerved 

 in the removing of them that have been 

 trained in the nurfery for four or five 

 years, as in a great meafure fuccefs de- 

 pends on their being removed at a pro- 

 per time. I have planted oaks of fix and 

 eight feet high, the latter end of April 

 with good fuccels, but it was into a fine 

 ftrong loamy foil. 



TH E young plants of oaks that are in- 

 tended for bare ground fliould be planted 

 at the fame time with the trees from the 

 nurfery; but if there is the appearance of 

 a dry fpring, they muft be planted before 

 the ground is diy, or they will infallibly 

 perifti. 



As it is beft to plant 'all kinds of trees 

 by themfelves, it can be no inconvenience 

 to leave the ground defigned for oaks un- 

 til the proper feafbn. This wilt be an ad- 

 van- 



