SECT. X. 



3F FOREST TREES. 



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AN'hen the principal trees are full grown. Avenues to 

 profpefils, mould be fifty or fixty feet wide. 



The beft feafon for planting the deciduous kinds of 

 foreft trees, is the latter end of Oclober, and evergreen 

 forts, the latter end of March; though the foil, whe- 

 ther -light and dry, or heavy and wet, fhould fome- 

 what direct; evergreen trees being to be planted gene- 

 rally with fafety, early in autumn, if the foil is warm ; 

 but in all cafes trees mould be planted in dry weather, 

 that the mould may be loofe to drop in, and he clofe 

 between the roots, which is a material thing : Trees 

 planted in rain or milts, are injured by the moifture 

 moulding the roots. 



Foreji trees for planting are generally preferred 

 rather large, and being fa, ihould not be taken up idfy 9 

 but with as much ol an uninjured fpread of roots as 

 poffible: yet, free growing plants of about three or four 

 feet high, promife in the end to make finer trees than 

 thofe that are planted larger. Some fay they are beft 

 at this fize from the feed bed; and others^ to have been 

 once planted out., having had their tap roots then cut, 

 and generally fpeaking, this is the cafe, as they have a 

 more bulhy and horizontal root. 



In the acl of planting, let every thing be done as 

 directed for fruit trees; i. C the hole dug w r ide and deep, 

 the ground well broken, or rather 'lifted, to lay imme- 

 diately about the roots, &c. Let the trees be made 

 fait by /takes, and litter laid about their roots to keep 

 out froft and drought. It is of much confequence to 

 take care that the roots (efpecially of evergreen trees) 

 do not get withered before planted. Evergreens do beft 

 in a dry, but deciduous foreli trees (generally) in a moift 

 foil, if it is not wet, Oaks in particular, though at 

 firft they may appear to do poorly, grow well in ftrong 

 moift ground^ and make the beft timber. 



Fencing is the laft thing to be confidered. If trees 

 are planted where cattle go, their items muft be pro- 

 tefted from barking and rubbing* The common way 



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