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TREES IN WINTER 



supplied it is seldom necessary to apply water. The cultivation 

 should be so frequent and thorough that no weeds will develop and 

 that a loose soil mulch will be maintained on the surface. 



Transplanting — Most trees are large enough to be taken 

 from the seed bed after one year's growth. Conifers and a few 

 other species make a very slow growth and should be left in the 

 seed bed for tw^o years. The seedlings of some of the most rapid- 

 growing species are occasionally planted in their permanent loca- 

 tions at the end of the first season, but the usual practice is to trans- 

 plant them in the nursery for at least one season. The transplant- 



Fig. 23. A one-year-old Cedar cutting. 



ing is usually done in the spring, from the first of April till the 

 middle of May. The length of time that they remain in the nur- 

 sery depends upon the growth and this is largely influenced by the 



