How to Plant Nursery Stock 



Best results will be gained in planting if you: 



1. Select varieties adapted to the location. 



2. Plant during the proper transplanting season, 

 when the stock is in fit condition. 



3. Use nursery-grown stock that has been 

 frequently transplanted. 



4. Plant carefully in holes large enough to 

 accommodate the roots without cramping. Never 

 set a tree or plant deeper than it formerly stood in the 

 nursery row. Neglect of this rule causes more loss 

 than any other. 



5. Take proper care of the plants until they 

 become established in their new location. 



When the plants arrive unpack them as soon as 

 possible. If they cannot be planted immediately 

 put the roots in the ground temporarily and cover 

 with soil. If dry, water them, also occasionally 

 after if dry weather is encountered. Have the 

 holes dug sufficiently large to lay the roots out 

 naturally. The sides and bottom of the hole must 

 be loosened after the shoveling out is done, that 

 the roots may the more easily penetrate the floor 

 and walls of the hole in their growth. The bottom 

 of the hole should be level or drained outwardly to 

 prevent water from accumulating and remaining 

 about the roots of the tree, where it would do injury. 



The soil about the roots should be fertile and of 

 a texture that will raise good vegetables. Well 

 rotted manure or compost is beneficial if it does 

 not come in direct contact with the roots. 



Evergreens are sent out from our nurseries with 

 a ball of earth secured by burlap. This ball of 

 earth should be kept intact in planting the ever- 

 green and the soil pressed firmly on all sides. 

 Air pockets below the roots of the plants must be 

 avoided. If the earth ball is dry when the planting 

 is to be done, moisten it thoroughly before remov- 

 ing the burlap. The burlap should be untied and 

 either removed or slit and allow^ed to decay with 

 the ground moisture if the ball will be disturbed 

 by its removal. 



Planting Shrubbery. Shrubs give better 

 results when planted in groups or recesses and the 

 planting areas kept in a cultivated condition. 



Planting and Trimming Hedges. Dig a 

 trench wide enough and deep enough to accom- 

 modate the roots without cramping. This is, for 

 ordinary hedges, fifteen inches wide and eighteen 

 inches deep. Poor soil should be enriched by a 

 layer of two inches of w^ell-rotted manure, then two 

 or three inches of top soil at the bottom of the 

 trench. After the hedge is planted it is advisable 

 to trim it back pretty severely to ensure a thick 

 uniform growth. Adopt forms broader at the base 

 than at the top so that sunlight will have free 

 access to all parts of the plant. 



The Way to Plant a Tree 



1. Burlap or canvas to place soil on keeps the 

 grass clean. 



2. Dig the hole with a diameter greater than the 

 root spread to avoid cramping the roots. 



3. Have the hole larger at the bottom than at 

 the top and level or sloping outward at the bottom 

 to provide proper drainage. 



4. Place good fertile top soil about the roots; 

 a little well-rotted stable manure well mixed with 

 the soil is beneficial. 



5. Plant the tree to the same depth as it stood in 

 the nursery row. See the dirt line on the trunk. It 

 mu^t not be deeper than this. Neglect of this rule 

 causes the loss of more trees than any other. 



6. Lay the roots out naturally and cut all the 

 broken or bruised parts. 



7. See that the soil is pressed firmly about all 

 the roots. 



8. A tamping stick is useful in working the soil 

 in among the fibrous roots. 



9. If buds have started to swell or if the ground 

 is dry, give the soil a thorough soaking when the 

 hole is two-thirds filled. After the soil has settled 

 fill the hole up to the ground level. 



10. Trim all broken or bruised branches. Trim 

 back about two-thirds the previous year's growth. 

 Also thin out the branches to relieve the roots from 

 nourishing so many buds. 



11. Hardwood trees such as oaks and beeches 

 should not have their leader or central stem 

 trimmed. 



12. If the tree is large or subject to strong winds 

 it is well to guy it in position. Burlap or rubber 

 hose should protect the trunk from chafing. 



13. Maintain an area of from three to five feet 

 around the tree, under cultivation for a few years 

 until well established. 



14. A mulch of rotted manure or compost 

 applied after planting supplies fertilizer to the 

 soil and conserves the moisture. 



FINISHED 

 PLANTING 



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