138 ' Elementary Principles of Agriculture 



planted in orchards. In removing nursery stock, 

 many of the roots are necessarily cut short. In trans- 

 planting, the ends of all bruised or mutilated roots should 

 be cut off smoothly and the top cut back to keep it in 

 balance with the roots. Fig. 63 shows a one-year-old 

 budded peach tree trimmed ready for transplanting. 

 The young trees should be put into good-sized holes and 

 loose, moist soil worked in around the roots, and tramped 

 just sufficiently to hold the young tree in position. In 

 transporting nursery stock, the roots should never be 

 allowed to become dry. When trees are received from 

 the nursery they should be set in trenches and dirt 

 thrown over the roots. If the soil is not moist it will be 

 well to apply water freely. 



It will usually be much better if young orchard trees 

 are set in the place they are to grow in the fall months. 

 They will thus have plenty of time to form new roots. 

 Fall-planted trees usually put out their leaves earlier 

 in the spring than trees planted in late winter. Young 

 orchard trees should be especially well cared for during 

 the first season after transplanting. (See K 61.) 



