CHAPTER IX. 
THE PLANTING OF TREES, SHRUBS AND FLOWERS. 
TT7HEN your trees and shrubs arrive the roots will 
W doubtless be packed in straw, and the bundles 
wrapped in burlap. The first thing to do is to get the 
roots into the ground. Every minute the roots are ex¬ 
posed to the air the life and future growth of the plants 
are jeopardized. 
If you are not ready to plant the trees and shrubs in 
their permanent location they may be heeled out tempor¬ 
arily until the permanent planting place is ready. Heeling 
out is really temporary planting. 
HEELING OUT TREES AND SHRUBS. 
To properly heel out trees and shrubs one should 
make a shallow trench, 12 to 24 inches deep, at least deep 
enough to cover the roots with 4 inches of dirt. The straw 
should be removed from the roots, the bundles cut, and 
each tree or shrub heeled out separately as close together 
as possible, but far enough apart so that any shrub or tree 
may be later removed without disturbing the ones near it. 
Shovel the dirt back into the trench and water heavily. 
The purpose of watering is to carry the dirt down com¬ 
pactly about the roots and eliminate air pockets. Trees 
and shrubs thus carefully heeled out will keep in good 
condition for weeks. Should the weather be exceptionally 
dry they may require water every 30 days. 
Although trees and shrubs may keep well when care¬ 
fully heeled-out, it is best to plant as soon as they are 
received. 
