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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 1915 



addition to be- 

 ing warm, the 

 soil is also ab- 

 undantly moist. 

 Transplanting 

 o f evergreens 

 can be done this 

 year in many 

 localities with a 

 greater assur- 

 ance of success 

 than is usually 

 the case. Is 

 it not wise, 

 therefore, to 

 take advan- 

 tage of your 

 o p p ortuni- 

 t ies and 

 plant ever- 

 greens now? 

 The pre- 

 cautions for 

 e v e r g r een 

 planting are 

 simple. The 

 soil must 

 not be 

 broken 

 away 

 from the 

 roots. 

 This is 

 ensured 

 by hav- 

 ing the 

 plant 

 with bur- 

 All good 

 nu r serymen 

 ship evergreens 

 in this manner. 

 In planting it is 

 really not essen- 

 tial to remove 

 the burlap; 

 make the hole 

 sufficiently large 

 to receive the 

 ball comfort- 

 ably, then cut 

 loose the binding 

 strings so that the ends of the burlap may 

 be laid down flat on the bottom of the hole 

 and the earth filled in and tamped in the 

 usual way for transplanting any tree or 

 shrub. A mulch after planting, to make 

 assurance doubly sure, over the first winter 

 at least, is merely an ordinary, every-day 

 precaution. 



The roots of evergreens must not be ex- 

 posed to the air. Exposure simply means 

 that the resinous matter which they con- 

 tain becomes hardened — and once hardened, 

 it is quite impossible to ever restore it to a 

 normal condition. With hardened resin 

 the root cannot do its proper work and the 

 result is that moisture is not taken up from 

 the soil in sufficient quantities to supply the 

 demands of the leaves. Herein is the 

 explanation of why evergreens may live 

 over the winter and die the following May 

 — lack of moisture. Last May this con- 



" Balled and baled " is the 

 only way for a nursery to ship 

 evergreens. The burlap covering 

 need not be entirely removed in 

 planting 



dition was all 

 too frequent; 

 the losses were 

 severe. But 

 with ordinary 

 attention, tak- 

 ing advantage 

 of the season's 

 rains, the places 

 made vacant by 

 the deaths of 

 last spring may 

 easily be filled 

 now with a feel- 

 ing of almost 

 certain success. 



Most of the 

 evergreens, 

 especially pines 

 and spruces, 

 make a vigorous 

 root growth dur- 

 ing August, and 

 if transplanted 

 before this root 

 growth has attained the maximum, the plants 

 will take a secure- hold of the ground in their 

 new situation before winter sets in. It is 

 important to bear this in mind: that August 

 planting must not be confused with fall 

 planting, because fall planting is done after 

 all growth for the season has stopped. 



August planting of evergreens is sound 

 practice in any region where the spring is 

 normally hot and dry, especially if the late 

 summer conditions are not exceptionally 

 trying. Where late summer is much drier 

 than the spring, it will normally be better 

 to plant evergreens in the spring. 



Circumstances alter cases, and success 

 will vary in a given locality. Remember 

 there is no "best" time for planting ever- 



Large sized nursery-grown evergr 

 success, having 



en trees, such as this white pine, are moved with complete 

 been previously prepared by root pruning 



greens. There are good times, and there 

 are times when the wide-awake gardener 

 can take advantage of the conditions that 

 confront him. You must use your own 

 judgment. You must take ordinary normal 

 precautions to ensure success; you must 

 not let the roots dry out; you must plant 

 before root growth has ceased; you must 

 mulch and tend the summer planted speci- 

 men over its first winter and early spring. 



Do not plant too deeply; all evergreens 

 have some roots near the surface. Do not 

 over water after planting, but syringe or 

 hose the foliage. Do not let the soil dry 

 out and crack. And finally, do not forget 

 that your plants are riving things and re- 

 spond to care and attention. 



It is in winter lime when the snow comes that the beauty of the evergreen is appreciated most. 



all the evergreens removed. Ugh! 



Imagine this scene with 



