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The Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas 
Planting Instructions 
More nursery stock is lost through NEGLECT than any other cause. It should be borne in mind that 
these products are perishable — that they will not live long and prosper unless they receive proper attention 
at planting time, and afterwards. Entirely too few people follow transplanting directions, even when these 
are available. We urge every customer to follow the directions herein given, if they are in the least doubt 
as to the correct course to pursue. 
Care Upon Arrival 
On arrival of the trees from the Nursery, if unable 
to plant immediately, and if the trees are dug without 
a ball of earth intact (Balled) they should be taken 
from the bale or box at once, counted and the individ¬ 
ual tree examined. Should there be a shortage it 
should be reported at once. Bare-rooted stock should 
immediately be heeled in a well-drained, moist piece 
of sandy ground in order that the soil may thoroughly 
pulverize between the roots, keeping them from air¬ 
drying. The soil should be thoroughly packed around 
the roots. Water freely and frequently until the trees 
are planted. 
Stock Arriving in Freezing Weather 
If frozen when received, do not open the bales or 
boxes, but place them in a cellar or some cool, dark 
room that is free from frost, and let them remain 
until all frost is drawn out. If no cellar or frost-proof 
room, bury the box or bales in saw-dust or dirt until 
thawed. The point is to get the frost entirely out 
without sudden exposure of stock to heat, light or air. 
Even if frozen solid, the stock will not be injured if 
handled in this manner. 
Time of Planting 
In this climate, vegetation, although inactive in 
winter for the formation of leaves and new wood, is 
never so as to new roots. A tree transplanted in the 
early winter will, by the ensuing spring, have grown 
sufficient new roots to give it a firm hold in the 
ground, and will grow off rapidly when active vege¬ 
tation commences. Plant as early after the first 
killing frost as practicable, although hardy stock can 
be safely transplanted any time during the winter 
when the ground is not too wet or frozen. Planting 
can be continued until the middle of March, or until 
just before the buds begin to swell. 
Preparation of the Soil 
The most desirable soil for fruit trees is a rich loam, 
naturally dry or made so by drainage. Peaches and 
plums must be planted on high, well-drained soil. 
Before planting, prepare the land by thoroughly plow¬ 
ing and subsoiling, first using a two-horse plow, 
followed by a sub-soil plow. Lay off the rows at 
required distances, and dig holes at least two feet 
wide and two feet deep ; fill the holes by breaking in 
the sides, commencing at the bottom. 
Preparation of Trees and How to Plant 
Before planting, remove the broken roots ; cut back 
one-year peach, apple, pear, cherry and plum trees to 
a naked stem 1 y 2 to 2 1 /, feet high, leaving no side 
branches. Two-year-old trees should have their 
branches cut back to half their length or less ; the 
lower limbs less than those above, cutting in shorter 
as you go upward, leaving the leader the longest. The 
trees should be set about 2 inches deeper than they 
stood in the nursery. 
Cultivation 
You cannot expect to get good results from your 
trees unless you keep them well cultivated. The 
soil must be frequently stirred during summer. The 
area immediately around the trees must be kept free 
from grass and weeds, and this portion of the orchard 
should receive special attention. All suckers or 
branches which start below the head of the tree 
should be removed. 
The Proper Time and When to Plant 
All of the stock listed in this catalog can be trans¬ 
planted any time during the dormant period, that is 
from the time the leaves drop in the fall until the 
buds begin to grow in the spring, which season here 
is from November 10th to March 15th. However, if 
your ground is in good shape and well prepared, we 
would suggest fall planting, as it has some advantages 
over spring planting, especially for all deciduous 
trees. Evergreens are better planted in the spring. 
Strawberries in late October to December 10th. and 
again February and March. In the catalog, special 
remarks will be made concerning each class of stock. 
This catalog contains all that we grow and sell, but 
by no means contains all that can be grown in your 
locality or any other section. Its purpose is to let 
you know what we have, and if you are in need of any 
of the things listed, we will be most pleased to have 
your order. 
It is our purpose and desire to supply you with the 
best that can be grown, and we wish for you every 
success. But that success depends largely upon your¬ 
self, for no matter how good the stock, it must have 
proper attention in handling, planting, fertilizing and 
cultivating to get the best results. On the other hand 
if you plant poor stock, no amount of good or even 
extra care will bring success. It is our business to 
supply that GOOD stock, and we know we can, since 
we have been satisfactorily doing so for 60 years. 
Fertilizing 
Do not use unrotted stable manure or compost fer¬ 
tilizer when trees are planted. A few pounds of bone 
meal or a few shovels of well rotted stable manure 
can be used at the bottom of the hole with good re¬ 
sults at the time trees are planted. When filling the 
hole after placing the tree, put the top soil in the bot¬ 
tom of the hole and that which came from the bottom 
of the hole at the surface. Best results with un¬ 
rotted manure are attained by using it as a mulch. 
after the trees are planted. Commercial fertilizers 
should be used when trees start to bud out. It is 
applied by digging a trench around the tree or plant, 
a few inches past the end of the newly planted roots. 
Then fill trench to cover fertilizer. For the first two 
years cultivate the orchard during summer in some 
crop suited to the location, such as cotton, vegetables, 
melons, peas, peanuts, velvet or soy beans, giving the 
preference to leguminous crops. Never plant corn or 
small grain in your orchard. 
