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PLANTING 
Dig holes large enough so that the 
roots can be placed In their natural 
position. Set the tree about as deep 
as It stood in the nursery. Press the 
dirt firmly about the roots until the 
roots are covered. Then fall In three 
or four Inches of loose dirt, mound- 
ing up around the tree. Do not pack 
down the last several Inches. 
while that will make it tight near 
the top, it leaves air-holes down in 
bottom. Don't pound the dirt as 
you would when setting a post, but 
try to leave it as firm as the ground 
was before the hole was dug. 
When the roots are well cov- 
ered, but before the hole is entirely 
full, add only enough water to 
thoroughly moisten the dirt. Too 
much water is likely to cause in- 
jury if the ground is at all dry. 
Then put in the rest of the dirt 
and mound it up about the trees 
3 or 4 inches high. Do not press 
down the last several inches of 
dirt. 
Remove Wire Labels 
Remove all of the wire labels 
from the trees as soon as they are 
planted. Do not leave these twisted 
tightly about the tree, for they will 
nut the tree and cause serious in- 
jury as the tree grows larger. 
To make a good permanent label, 
get sheet zinc and cut it in strips 
about 5/8 inch wide and 5 inches 
lon^, and scratch the name of the 
variety on the strip of zinc with 
the end of a file or some other 
sharp tool, and wrap this about 
one of the smaller limbs. 
Number of Trees or Shrubs Required to Set 1 Acre 
1x3 2-3 ft 
11,880 
6x 6 ft.. . 
. 1,210 
20x20 ft , 
108 
2x3 2-3 ft 
5,940 
6x 8 ft 
907 
20x30 ft 
72 
2x5 ft 
4,356 
8x 8 ft 
680 
24x24 ft 
75 
3x3 ft 
4,840 
8x10 ft.. . 
544 
25x25 ft. . . . 
69 
3x6 ft 
2,420 
10x10 ft 
435 
30x30 ft, 
49 
3x8 ft 
1,815 
10x12 ft.. . 
363 
32x32 ft. . . . 
42 
4x4 ft 
2,722 
12x12 ft 
302 
34x34 ft 
37 
4x6 ft 
.. 1,185 
12x16 ft 
226 
36x36 ft 
33 
5x5 ft 
1,742 
10x16 ft 
170 
38x38 ft 
30 
5x8 ft 
1,089 
18x18 ft. . . 
134 
40x40 ft, 
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To determine the number of trees per acre for any given distance, 
multiply the distance between the trees in the row by the width of the 
row. Take the resulting answer and divide 43,560 by it. The resulting 
figures will give you the number of trees per acre. For example: To 
determine the number of trees, planted 30x30, required to set one acre: 
30X30=900; 43,560 -^900 =49 treeslper acre. 
