32 SEASIDE TREES AND SHRUBS 



should therefore be carted quite away to places 

 where it will not cause mischief. 



PLANTING SEASONS 



Deciduous Trees. Under general conditions, 

 all kinds of deciduous trees and shrubs may be 

 planted at any time from the end of October to 

 the end of February and sometimes later, weather 

 and soil conditions being suitable. But when it 

 is desired to plant trees in very exposed places, 

 as on the eastern coast, it would be advisable to 

 defer it till late winter or early spring, as the 

 young trees, having been possibly selected from 

 nursery beds where they were growing close 

 together, would suffer much from removal to 

 such exposed positions, where they would 

 have to pass the first winter after having been 

 transplanted. 



The later planting would also retard early 

 spring growth, thus giving the young shoots a 

 better chance of escaping injury from cold winds 

 and frosts in spring. When once established, the 

 plants would have a whole growing season before 

 them, and be better able to adapt themselves 

 to the new conditions. Autumn or early winter 

 planting may be carried on in the more shel- 

 tered spots, such as close under fences, buildings, 



