1 66 PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE 



Transplanting. The trees are transplanted early in the 

 rainy season, when they should be six months or more 

 old. The taproot must not be broken or cut, for this is 

 likely to injure the tree permanently. The trees might 



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be left another year in the seed beds, if planted 25 cm 

 apart ; but it is more difficult to transplant these larger 

 trees without injury. No trees which are weak or un- 

 sound in any respect should be transplanted. 



Where trees are to be planted, it is a good practice to 

 dig a hole 40 cm wide and deep, and to fill it around 

 and under the tree with rich earth. Two meters in each 

 direction is a good distance between trees. In Ceylon 

 they are planted closer together than this, and kept 

 trimmed very short; while in Brazil they are 3 or 4 

 meters apart, and not trimmed at all. 



