REMOVAL OF LARGE TREES AND 

 SHRUBS 



Probably no garden operation requires more time 

 and labour than the proper removal of large trees 

 and shrubs from one part of a garden to another. 

 Time, as it will take two, or even three, days to 

 remove a large tree to a distance ; and labour, as the 

 services of from eight to twelve men will be required 

 to accomplish the work. It is not, therefore, an 

 operation to be lightly undertaken or got through 

 in a hurry. 



Before proceeding to describe the various ways of 

 moving large specimen plants, it will be well to con- 

 sider the trees and shrubs that are generally required 

 to be moved. Three numbered lists are given 

 arranged according to the roots of the shrubs or 

 trees — that is, those that, when they have stood for 

 some time in one place, are most alike as regards 

 the way their roots are placed together ; and the lists 

 are also some guide when transplanting, as the 

 chances of life after removal are greatest in No. i, 

 less in No. 2, and considerably lower in No. 3. 



