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Forests and Trees 



has averaged a foot a year in growth for the three years 

 it has been in its present location. General practice seems 

 to favor the spring as the most suitable time for both 



digging and planting, 

 if other conditions per- 

 mit, but pines, unless 

 quite young, are not as 

 readily grown as most 

 trees. 



The hole to receive 

 a tree should be large 

 enough to contain the 

 root system without 

 crowding. It should 

 be dug deeper than is 

 necessary and partly 

 filled in with good sur- 

 face soil. All injured 

 roots should be pruned 

 away and the tree set 

 firmly in its place. If 

 it has been taken from 

 the woods, it should be 

 planted deeper than it 

 grew naturally, but care should be taken not to bury the 

 roots too deeply. Air is necessary and some of the roots 

 should be near the surface. In light soil the planting should 

 be deeper than in heavy clay land. Care must be taken to 

 pack the earth firmly about the roots, leaving no spaces. 



FIG. 13.' A Scotch Pine, Transplanted 

 in Winter. Brandon Normal School. 



