December, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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ward and shove a stone boat under it. 

 I have moved some trees out of holes 

 with jackscrews, but that was only in 

 cases where the specimens were exception- 

 ally large. It is considerably slower than 

 the other method. 



Small trees, six inches or under, can be 

 pulled out with a tripod made of 4 x 4 in. 

 lumber. Place a heavy hook in the top 

 and fasten a block and fall to it with chains 

 around the ball. I use this method when 

 moving trees that are notoriously hard 

 movers, such as the beech or tulip, also 

 choice evergreens that I do not want to 

 run any chance of losing. 



When the tree is loaded upon the 

 stone boat, it must be fastened so that 

 it will not fall off when the horses 

 start. To do this attach a rope near 

 the top and tie the other end to the 

 clevis in front of the stone boat. At 

 the same time fasten two ropes near the 

 top which can be used as guide ropes on 

 either side to keep the tree from falling 

 sideways. A laborer must handle these 

 side ropes; there is very little danger of 

 the tree falling over if you have placed 

 it properly. But it always pays to take 

 these precautions. 



The ball, after it is frozen, is ready for moving 

 almost anywhere, and taken large enough, the tree 

 never knows it was moved 



When working with ropes around a 

 tree, always cover up the bark with burlap 

 or old bags, as it does not take long for a 

 rope to burn its way through the bark. 



On arriving at the place where the tree 

 is to be planted, drive right over the hole, 

 untie the front rope from the clevis and 

 with the two side ropes tilt the tree back- 

 ward slightly until the stone boat is 

 released. Then start tilting the tree from 

 side to side, gradually removing the extra 

 soil that was placed in the hole until the 

 tree is down to the proper depth, when 

 planting can be finished in just the same 

 way as you would in planting a tree at any 

 other season. Use good soil and plenty of 

 manure, but do not let the manure come 

 in actual contact with the roots, as it 

 will burn before the root action is fairly 

 established. 



BINDING THE TRUNK 



It is a good plan, with trees of any size, 

 to straw up the trunks for the first season 

 after moving. This prevents the sun from 

 scalding and the bark from splitting, which 

 is often seen in maples after moving. Place 

 some rye straw around the trunk and hind 

 it on with a straw rope or heavy twine. 



Imagine the bareners of this corner without any of these evergreens about. You can transplant such this month, with frozen balls 



