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Forest-pulled Evergreen Seedlings of Small Size may 



also be desirable, but too often they have poor roots, or 

 have been so injured by poor handling that they are 

 worthless. They should have their roots carefully protected 

 at all times. 



Forest-pulled Shade Trees sometimes grow very well, 

 but they are always inferior to good nursery-grown trees. 

 They are generally improved by having their roots short- 

 ened two years before they are to be removed, and when 

 so treated grow very well. 



TRANSPLANTING. 



Transplanting is Simply the Removal of the Plant. 



It may be to some permanent place, as a park, lawn, or 

 street, or it may be done for the purpose of improving 

 the root system and to give the tree more room to grow. 

 By shortening the long roots the root system is made 

 more compact and better able to withstand subsequent 

 removal. This may be done by transplanting, or by 

 cutting around the tree with a spade or tree-digger. It 

 is especially desirable to do this to trees that are not 

 easily moved on account of their long branching roots, 

 such as the Birch, or to those that have tap-roots, like 

 the Oak and Walnut. It is on account of their having 

 had their roots shortened so that the root system is com- 

 pact and can all be moved with the tree that nursery- 

 grown trees are generally superior to others. 



In Transplanting it is Important to take up a suffi- 

 cient amount of roots to support the plant, and as a rule 

 the more roots the better the conditions for growth. 

 Very long roots should be shortened unless the tree is 

 removed to a permanent place, in which case all the good 

 roots should be left on the tree. All bruised or broken 

 roots should be cut off in either case and the top of the 



