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down in a similar manner to which it was raised. There are vehicles 

 manufactured to raise and carry large trees, and they do it easier and 

 quicker than in the way described. The hind wheels are high ones, 

 and the axle is raised to carry the roots off the ground. The tree is 

 bent over, fastened, raised up and balanced, drawn to the desired 

 place, let down and straightened. After the tree has been let down, 

 lay out the roots in the direction from the trunk in which they were 

 found, and cover them with good, rich earth. The earth must be 



settled down around and 

 under the roots and the 

 ball, and to do this plenty oi 

 water and a light tamping 

 must be used. After the 

 roots are well covered and 

 the ground leveled off 

 around the base, put on a 

 good mulch of hay or straw, 

 and stake and tie the tree 

 so strongly that the wind 

 will not blow it over or out 

 of place. It is also neces- 



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sary to prune back the head corresponding to the amount of roots 

 that were removed. Occasional thorough waterings must be given in 

 dry weather for the first year or two, or until the tree is well estab- 

 lished, when the stakes and stays may likewise be dispensed with. It 

 is sometimes advisable to dig a trench around the tree a year before it 

 is transplanted in order to develop numerous fibrous roots near the 

 trunk. Again, the tree may be partly dug and then left until cold 

 weather freezes the ball, when it can be moved easily. A Norway 

 spruce twenty feet high, transplanted in this way made a good tree, 

 although for several years it apparently did not grow any. 



In transplanting a young tree the same general principles are to be 

 observed as with large ones. Dig the tree so as to save all the roots 

 possible, keep it protected from the sun and wind, and set in large, 

 deep holes, spread out the roots and pack the soil firmty about them, 

 and water if necessary, stake, and mulch as with large trees. Always 

 set at the same depth that the tree was before digging ; if the hole has 



