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TREE-MOVERS 



No. IS 



* Jfu®"°l°^®l ^ Estimated capacity, 30 tons. With this we can move very iarge evergreen trees uuth a TiPaviVr h^U 2f 



Tr^n\f^^l l^^^tf^^°^°'? ^^^^ ^^l^'^/; ^'.^ ^^^^y ^^^^^ ^^^^e wider as shown on page 96^ This movSr S aSer illustra- 



case they are neeSld."^' ^""^ ^"^^ necessary to move trees. Plans are drawn for typL of apparatus ^otTefe Lo^*^^^^ 



The Umits to the size of a tree which can be moved are mainly mechanical. Is the tree in healthy, vieorous conditinn? Can fnnri 

 and water enough be supplied to keep the large top growing or will the top be cut back enough to StSlish the bSe^ A?f the roads ^ood 

 enough to bear the weight? Is there room underneath bridges, wires, and other things to move a tree? Are tL trS'of orLer co^^^^ 

 and strength to carry the tree safely? Can the tree be anchored until re-established? We have the^owledgfto^s^^^^^ 



local cooperation we may expect in the way of men and teams, to dig the holes and fill in the holes from which the" 

 trees Avere r3.iceri. * 



Root-pruning wild trees before moving them is of advantage with only a few species. The main thing is to 

 move them with a wide spread of roots, cut back sufficiently and plant them in suitable soil that is kept neither too 



?i?r^ picture on mside back cover for diagram of tree-hole and drain. 



We find too much water kills more trees than anything else. The way to prevent 

 loss IS to put m a tile drain leading to an outlet at a lower point. The drain 

 may be covered with gravel. The under draining is advisable in all clay, clay- 

 loam or other soils liable to retain water for even a day after a rain. Some may 

 object, and may say th£t the big trees already growing there do not need drain- 

 age and do not die even if the 

 water does stand around the 

 roots for several days during 

 a flood. 



The reason that a tree 

 that has not been moved 

 does not have the roots rot 

 when a pool of water stands 

 around it for a few days, is 

 because the soil is not dis- 

 turbed and the water does 

 not drive the air out of the 

 soil. But let cattle or horses 

 stand under the tree tramp- 

 ling the soil when wet; it 

 may die. Or, let the water 

 remain a long time, as when 

 a swamp is at a higher level 

 than usual; the roots will rot 

 and kill the tree. 



The conditions are dif- 

 ferent in a hole made for a 

 newly planted tree. It is a 

 basin 30 feet wide and 2 feet 

 deep. The soil in it is 

 shoveled over loosely and is 



On the right, Norway Maple about 14 inches in diameter. On the left Linden, 8 inches in diametett 

 from our nurseries. These trees were photographed about four years after planting. 

 Residence of Mr. R. R, Sizer, Plandome, L. I. 



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Bench Wagon 



