48 BULLETIN 816, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
In regions normally adapted to fall planting, newly set trees may 
be killed by a dry autumn followed by a dry winter with high winds 
or by a cold winter with so little snow that the ground freezes below 
Fic. 33.—Setting a tree: A, Measuring from the curb to get the tree in line; B, filling the hole; C,placing 
the box; D, fastening the box. 
theroots. On the other hand, trees may often be successfully planted 
in the fall where such practice is not usually successful by thoroughly 
mulching the soil if freezing is the sole cause of the difficulty, or by 
