PLANTING AND CARE OF TREES 



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is of the utmost importance to get the soil well packed around 

 the roots and to apply on the surface a liberal amount of stable 

 manure or other coarse material to prevent the tree from being 

 heaved by frost. Those trees having succulent roots^ like the 

 magnolias, should always be planted in the spring. Spring planting 

 is usually done as soon as the ground warms up and before the 

 buds begin to swell. 



Making the Holes and Filling In — Where the ground has been 

 well prepared, it is only necessary to make the holes large enough 

 to accommodate the root system. Where it is impracticable to 

 cultivate the whole area where trees are to be planted, it is well 

 to dig the holes much broader and deeper than is necessary to 

 accommodate the roots. With ordinary sized trees the holes should 

 be about two feet deep. Before setting the tree, however, the hole 

 should be partly filled with surface soil with which some well- 



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Fig-. 37. The Planting--board. A useful device for locating- trees in 

 their correct positions. 



Fig. 38. How the Planting--board is used. 



