BERLIN, MARYLAND, U. S. A. 



General Planting Directions 



Care of Stock on Arrival. All stock should be planted immediately on 

 arrival; but if not convenient to do so, open bundle and heel roots in the ground, 

 covering them thorough!" 



Planting. Dig holes tvsice the size necessary to take in all 

 the roots; throw top soil to one side, and use it for filling around 

 the roots; tread the earth hard after planting. Plant trees 2 

 inches deeF>er than they stood in the nursery. Do not mix the 

 soil with water, the earth being sufficiently moist. Too much 

 water when planting is injurious. After planting, and during 

 the summ.er, sufficient water should be used to keep the earth 

 moist. 



Pruning. The limbs of all fruit and ornamental trees, 

 shrubs, and roses should be cut back two-thirds when planted. 

 Remove all surplus branches from trees, leaving, say, three 

 main stems as a basis for head. Always prune to an outside 

 bud, thus insuring outward growth. Peach trees should be 

 pruned to a whip and a head established the second year, 

 either high or low, as preferred. All roots should be pruned 

 smoothly before planting, cutting off the ends where bruised 

 by digging and shortening others. This is as imix)rtant as 

 pruning the top. 



Mulching. A most necessary factor in successful planting. 

 Cover a space around the tree or shrub to a distance of 3 feet, 

 using coarse manure — lawn clippings, or grass, are effective for 

 this purpKjse if manure cannot be secured. The mulching retains 

 moisture, facilitates quick growth and retards the growth of 

 weeds. When straw or manure is left on the ground ail winter, 

 clear a space of 15 inches around the tree to avoid damage 

 from mice. 



Drainage. Your time and money are wasted if you plant on 

 undrained soil. All hollows should be avoided when selecting 

 F>ositions for planting. 



Staking. Every ornamental tree should be thoroughly 

 staked and tied with some soft material. Constant motion of the wind kills 

 more newly planted trees than any other cause. They cannot make roots or 

 fibers unless they are perfectly stationary, therefore every planter should give 



special care to this 

 planting point; you will 

 save your trees. 



Labels. Labels should 

 be removed and some 

 other method adopted 

 for recording varieties. 

 The wires will cut and 

 damage the limbs. 



Cultivation. Hoe or 

 cultivate frequently. 

 Nothing can thrive if the 

 weeds are allowed to sap 

 the life of the soil. 



A Summary of 

 Essentials for Success 

 Is: Careful planting, 

 good soil, mulching, cul- 

 tivation, drainage, and 

 staking the first season, 

 with the cutting-back of 

 branches and trimming 

 ends of roots when stock 

 is planted. 



Pruning a Peach 

 tree for planting 



Showing how Peach and Apple trees should be pruned 

 in the spring after planting. Note that the Feach and one- 

 year Apple are headed about 15 inches high, and the two- 

 year Apple is shaped for best future head. 



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