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the above precautions are especially necessary for trees that are to be planted in rows. In 

 northern countries, it's only in cases where water flows in or the soil is submerged that 

 this could be harmful. 



Planting resinous trees presents some notable differences that deserve attention. 



Firstly, pruning of any sort is harmful and should be carefully avoided; neither 

 roots nor branches ought to be cut, and the tops of these trees especially must be spared. 

 The time to plant them is not the same as that for other trees. The latter are planted during 

 winter when the sap is resting and the trees are inactive. Resinous trees on the contrary 

 need to be at the beginning of active growth to be transplanted successfully. 



Resinous trees are planted at two different periods of the year: while they are 

 active both in autumn and in spring. The best time is when they've already put out 

 terminal buds about an inch long. They are lifted together with clods of earth as much as 

 possible. If the planting site is more than a day's travel by road from the nursery, the trees 

 are first planted in small wicker baskets that are put in the ground with them at their 

 destination. 



It's appropriate to lift them from the nursery with all their roots. If some of the 

 roots don't have earth on them, instead of cutting them off, they should be carefully 

 preserved and laid out in their original positions during planting. 



Transplanted trees should not be too old nor too large. They will do well only if 

 they're not past their fifth year and they're not more than ten feet high. As soon as they 

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