8o 
TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 
WELL DEVELOPED HEAD, 
STRONG LEADER,B 
ES SET AT WIDE, NOT 
CLOSE. AN6LES. 
BEfORE SETTING, TREE 
SHOULD BE PRUNED AT 
POINTS INDICATED BY 
BLACK (JNES; NOT BVCUP- 
ENOS Of BRANCHES 
not nullified by careless methods of handling in the 
process of planting. His chief duty is to see that the 
roots continue well protected against injury and against 
loss of moisture through exposure to sun or wind, that 
the soil is properly prepared and that the simple rules of 
correct planting are 
followed. The first of 
these rules is to have 
the hole ready for the 
tree upon arrival. 
Sometimes this can 
not be done, and in 
such case the tree 
should be “heeled in” 
as soon as it is re¬ 
ceived. The “heeling 
in” process consists 
of merely placing a 
tree or trees in a tem¬ 
porary hole or ditch 
from I Yz to 2 feet in 
depth and with suf¬ 
ficient width to ac¬ 
commodate the roots 
without doubling 
them up. Trees thus 
placed and with the 
OBSERVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN PLANTING TOOtS thoroughly and 
closely covered with soil, will retain their vigor for a month 
or more, and be ready for planting when needed. 
The planting hole should be a trifle larger than the root 
area of the tree. This makes it possible to give the roots 
full space without bending them. The hole should be 
about a foot deeper than the roots themselves, and since 
STAKE IN.* 10 FT. 
DRIVEN 2FT. IH GROUND 
AND SECURED WITH 
RUBBER COVERED WIRE, 
OR WITH CANVASS 
OPENING IN SIDEWALK 
*T LEAST 6 S4.FT. t 
KEEP TOP SOIL 
■PLLVEElZiP- 
BA$E OF TEMPORARY 
CROWN 7 FEET 
ABOVE PAVEMENT. 
PRESERVE FIBROUS 
ROOTSi CUT OFF 
SMOOTHLY EVERY 
BR'OKEN BOOT. 
DIG HOLE 18 IN. Of* MORE 
DEEP; THEN FILL TO 
LOWER ROOT LEVEL WITH 
MIXTURE Of A4 0000 SOIL 
AND^4 ROTTED MANURE. 
QICH EAPTH 
FIRMLY ABOUT ROOTS] 
