TRANSPLANTING 



Tilt' soil should In' fi-i:ilile Icam, imt liakiiii;' c-l.'iv nor 

 stfl-ilo saud, and it slujuld lio made tVrtili\ Tlie suVrace 

 should be eovered with a soil or straw niuleli :; inclirs 

 deep and the earth kept moist l>y wateritii^ onee a wirk 

 or less freiitieutly, as rcMoirrd. The roots may he dam- 



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are diiVieult to t 

 Ihe trnder-rooled ireos lilie I 

 ^a-owil ill tlo> o|MOl al'i; liiuc 

 lioise in til.' \\.i.ids, Tllo i-.i.il 



not mixed w ilh Ihi' roots ol 

 thi.d^rr and .lors iiMt drv .ml 

 and iwi-, aiv rl,,-.a' and' h.'ll 



;; I rosuils, as wrd as 



i;:nolia and lnli|.. Tn-es 

 1" Her i.n' iii<i\ iiiu ihaii 

 are na ire unnionni v, and 

 otlier Iroes, Uir liatk is 

 ^o .[nirldy. (1,,. hi-alirhes 

 til ^ralid ex- 



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posiire, anil iiia\' lie thinned oiil wilhunl dr-l ro\ iiif.' the 

 beauty of lln- tree, and iiioi-e )iiant-foi.d is slomd tor ihe 

 new i;-ni\Ylli of Iraeos and roots. A youm.- troe of hir,i,'e 

 size is better to mo\ ,. tlian an old trer. lu ftialile loam 

 the roots are strai-hfer and bni-her and less liable to 

 injury in diu'-in-. than in bard .ir rmdiy soil. 



Tllo pii]inlar iirejndiei' tliat nnoiuL;' lari;-o irees is an 

 ultimale Failnre. or lliat small trees ,|uirkly ov.irtake 

 them, arisis I'mni inovim.' iri is 1 to 1 feet in diameter 

 with i; to s t.iet dianietm- of routs. As this mass of 

 roots is mainly the larf.'e roots, and from 70-110 per 

 ei-ut of thp f liiii.' roots are lost, tlie tree, after selid- 



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254S. The roots wrapped, and the tree being moved on skidSi 



a^ed by too rhick niulcli. ili.^ep I'InutiiiLr, I'xorss vt \\-:\U_'V tli;iii < 

 or lack of draiiiciLr-'. all uf whii-h ixehoif tlic air. Iti:-- 

 oayinLT manurf ainl i-au--iic ferlilizf rs in dirort eoutact 

 ■with the root.s are iujurii'us. 



The trt- e iiuiy be spcurevl by i;-uy wiri'?^. Anchor ]^o.-^ts 

 are set .-lautinL:, 4b^ it, in rb'- .irvuiuid. "wirU a cross- 

 piece .iiist brli>\\- the sTirface. Two Xn six strambs of No. 

 U galvauizetl j^teel wire aru usi.'il. The wiri- is run fr.ini 

 the post, through a pieee "t hu>e art.nuul the tree, aiid 

 back to the post. It is tw-istfd tight, with two siii-k.s 

 turning in tlie same diree'ti<.'ii and iiiMvinc towiinl each 

 other. To prevent the stm from dryiiiL'- "Wt tlu.> l^irk nn 

 the south side of tbr tree, the trnuk slu.nld bo wrap)ird 

 with straw, especially tbindiarkud Trees, like bceeb and 

 silver uiajde. 



The liest trees fnr moving are those with abundant 



ut tl 1 av.-s ^vith its -tMi',..! iilant-food, fails to 

 s\ipp(irt all thn foliage and bark. In 

 ,sui-<a?s-.i\-i' srasi)iis il s hramdn-s die. or 

 til'- giMwrh \< .-hurt and vhIIow and the 

 bark dies on tin- snulli sidr. 



For riin\ inL'" bir^a- conifio'dns f ver- 



_^ greens, it is uviinUy I'linv-iiicml neres- 



^-^~^ sary to ki-eji a IkiII (d' rarth intact. 



Till' folia^-e is constantlv t i-auspirinir, 



" *^ - ■ and if the- roots I:>e.aoiio' .Iry. the sap 

 i\'\\:^ not 11 (.1 \^' a i:;-a i n , As it is n <:i t 

 grnin-ally fc-aslbl.- to nmv,- balls (pf 

 o\-cr \1 I'eet diann*trr and :; feet in 

 depth, the- size of evrrgrcons ^vlli(■]l it 

 is practicable to transplant is snndld-r 

 than <if deciduous tr<^es. 



Tin- digging is started as in Tig. -^o.'n. Tin- tjcxilile 

 roots are wra[)ped au^ainst the l.iall )iv twistiuL;' iliem with 

 a cord, and the large, stitf roots are cut otr. The Itall 

 may bo In-ld by fro.sf, or l>y upriL;-bt staves, iron bands, 

 or ii'tin.^ in ibo form of a iiot si^lit in lial\-es and held by 

 bolts ,pf clamps. 'Idio bi-,1 molboil is tho use of a can- 

 vas iKind. wider than the d,,>pTli of tli<' ball, cut to tit. 

 Ir has draw roprs o|n-rated b\" levers -whicb linidy com- 

 press the earth, ^vithoutl dama^ini;' the srnall root^ 

 wrajiped against the ball. A hanimork, cioi-isi in -- of 

 several ropes to distribmc tie.' ]0'e->iire, is auacjird to 

 a "windlass. A platform is idai.'ed wiili a ehisel it^\i:,'' in 

 the nntlrr cut. By means of th<' windlass, the ball is 

 i-iitoif from ihe siil)Soil and the platform, vith the tree, 

 loadeil n)pon a truck. 



In jdantinu'. the bammocdv is reversed and holds the 



small root^. These have fibers liranchiuLC from them 



which take in the waterand plant-food. The hirge ronis ball, wbde the plarftmn is pulled out l>y the wii 



in the center of the root-systent are conduits for tlie leaving the ti'ee in the hole. l-\v this method, trees l;ii-40 



sap. and braces for the tree. Trees which transplant foot high and <\-Vl inches iu diameter may be moved. 



successfully are the maple, horsechestnut, elm, cataljia. Trees grown in teriile clay lo:nn are best for irans- 



a=;h. linden, willow, poplar and pin oak. Trees with few jdanting. but witVi care the ^-anvas will bold l>alls of 



fine roots and hard wood, as the hickory and white oak, sand tu- gravel, l^)or-prunini.^ one <jr more years pre- 



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2549. Diagram to illustrate the operations in the removal ol a laree tree for transplanting. 



