TRANSPLANTING. 



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cessary to cover the roots. Let these be within an 

 inch or so of the surface — the ground will always 

 settle. Deep planting should always be avoided. 

 If done, the tree makes no spring growth, but 

 grows late in the year — exactly the reverse of 

 what we require. 



Some trees are notoriously more difficult to 

 transplant than others. Some place them in this 

 order as to risk — first the Cherry, then the Apricot, 

 and then the Peach ; but if carefully done there is 

 little real danger. We should never forget to 

 secure transplanted trees firmly to the wall, for 

 fear of high winds. 



In the case of the Peach there is always a 

 certain danger lest the buds which have remained 

 latent during the whole of one season should not 

 break at all; therefore the tree may be headed 

 down soon after it is planted, as a rule. Never- 

 theless, could we secure the roots intact, there 

 would be little need of this. If the tree has been 

 grown in a pot the roots ought to be entire ; and 

 having shaken out most of the ball of earth, the 

 roots should then be spread out well, and no 

 shortening ought to be required. This, of course, 

 presupposes that the tree ; while in a pot, has been 

 regularly trained for the particular form required. 



On the whole, it cannot be said that trees which 

 have been more than three years in pots are the 



