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Garden Work 
In lifting trees, no matter how carefully one goes to work, 
some of the roots are broken. If trees are planted with 
these broken roots, the latter in all probability decay, 
Espalier Apple Trees— horizontally trained 
and in time the main root becomes affected. This causes 
the tree to die. If such trees are lifted and examined, 
it will be found that the trouble has originated at the 
broken part of the root. 
Trees should be thoroughly examined before planting, 
