Bass Trees Grow Day and Night—Rain or Shine. 
Plant the big nut and you will get the small nut. Read below! 
All Bass Trees are Budded or Grafted 
Pecans have that natural tendency to breed back to the way they were produced ages ago. 
You may plant a large pecan, but it’s almost sure to bear a tiny nut. To have absolute assur¬ 
ance in getting large and profitable pecans, trees must be budded or grafted. All Bass trees are 
either budded or grafted (we do both), for each method is equally as valuable and productive, 
and since our buds or grafts are taken from heavy bearing parents in our own orchards we 
know their early and heavy bearing ability. 
Care in Packing is Essential 
Before, we mentioned our care in developing the roots. It is as necessary that the roots 
and trees be well packed, for what good are they if they are bruised or damaged, dried out or 
killed in shipment? No other nursery, anywhere, packs trees as we do! We dig deeper to get 
all the roots and then we pack them carefully with damp moss. The upper parts of the trees 
are packed with oat straw to protect them from being skinned or bruised. The entire trees are 
then wrapped in waterproof and airproof paper to keep the moisture in and the air out, and are 
then securely covered with burlap to keep out the sun, wind and air. Such packing requires 
experts. Thus the trees are well protected to reach you in excellent condition. 
We have even shipped trees to China three times; every shipment reached there in perfect con- 
dition, and all trees are growing. The result of good trees, plus good packing and shipping. 
warning: 
For your sake, beware of the nursery¬ 
man who calls at your door with a truck¬ 
load of pecan trees for sale and offers to 
plant them for you. Sun and wind quickly 
dry out roots, and trees in trucks, un¬ 
protected, also previously half dug and 
poorly packed, are often dead before they 
are set in the ground. Don’t lose that 
money and the time in waiting for them 
to grow. Use your own judgment about 
this. Promises, claims, and “guarantees” 
by utter strangers are easily made—be 
sure the maker has the means and money 
to carry them out, if need be. 
Ask that traveling agent if he will make the same guarantee that we do (see 
Page 28)—then ask yourself if there is a firm back of him that will make the guarantee 
good. 
Just one shipment of Bass trees. Note how 
well they are packed and how protected 
from the sun. 
“Of the 250 pecan trees bought of you, all except four are living and growing nicely.” 
— Birmingham, Ala. 
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