PLANTING AND CARE of TREES AND SHRUBS 
HOW TO PLANT B&B TREES: B&B 
Trees are easily planted. Dig a hole six 
inches wider than the ball for the top 
-shoulder of the ball to be level with the 
surface of the ground. Set the ball in the 
hole, and then start to spading the out¬ 
side wall of the hole toward the tree 12 
inches deep. Keep spading until the ground 
is broken to four feet on each side of the 
tree. 
Press the dirt next to the ball. Bank 
the dirt six inches around the tree, in an 
inverted saucer shape, out 18 inches on 
each side of the tree. About three feet 
from the tree, make a ridge eight inches 
high around the tree. This basin will hold 
twenty to thirty gallons of water. In 
watering push the hose down beside the 
ball and let run until basin is filled. This 
will fill in the air spaces. After the water 
has soaked in, mulch with one bushel of 
stable manure. Leave the water basin and 
water when necessary. 
HOW TO PLANT N-B 
TREES: All NB (Bare 
Root) Trees lose a part of 
their roots in transplanting. 
To offset the root loss, the 
branches should be pruned 
back half way or more as 
soon as planted. To plant 
NB Trees, Roses, etc. you 
will see a 
change of col¬ 
or o n t h e 
trunks where 
the surface 
level should 
be. Fill in fine soil 
among the roots, plac¬ 
ing the roots carefully 
in the position they 
should grow. Follow 
the same instructions as for Planting B&B 
Trees. 
CULTIVATION: All types of Planting 
Materials require systematic cultivation. 
After Shrubs have been planted and the 
beds are put in good condition by work¬ 
ing and fertilizing, we recommend that 
the surface of the beds be stirred to a 
depth of two or three inches and maintein 
a mulch. A pronged fork is one of the 
best Garden Tools to use in breaking the 
crust which will form on the beds after 
each application of water or rain. 
FERTILIZING: Do NOT use any ferti- 
izer in the hole when planting unless it 
is a small amount of bone meal for each 
plant. In most soils, renewed strength in 
the way of dairy manure for plant food 
should be applied at least once a year, 
usually during the winter. The applica¬ 
tion of well-rotted and pulverized dairy 
manure will make the beds more pliable 
and allow for cultivation of same more 
rapidly and readily after much rainfall. 
Commercial fertilizers are satisfactory to 
use in small quantities during the growing 
season. 
SPRAYING: Certain Plant Materials 
require spraying for the most prevalent 
types of insects and fungus. The most 
common enemies of the Coniferous Ever¬ 
greens are Blight, Bag worms, and Red 
Spider. For all chewing or foliage eating 
insects, a stomach poison must be applied 
to the foliage. For this, we suggest 
use of Arsenate of Lead. 
For such insects as Red Spider, or any 
of the smaller ones which draw the sap 
from the foliage, sulphur should be a]^ 
plied by dusting on the foliage while it 
is moist. For plant lice and aphids, nico¬ 
tine sulphate should be applied by spray¬ 
ing. For mildew, or fungus diseases, such 
as leaf spot, leaf blights, etc., use Bordeau 
mixture. 
PRUNING: Most Evergreens, including 
Broadleaf and Coniferous types, as well 
as Fruit Trees and some Flowering Shrubs 
should be pruned during the dormant 
period. If you wish to retain the natural 
appearance of Shrubs, so they will not out¬ 
grow their positions, they should be re¬ 
shaped by cutting off the long “shoots” 
inside the natural edge of the specimen, 
and not cut uniform to make formal plants 
of them. Some Flowering Shrubs, which 
bloom only early in the spring should be 
pruned after the blooming period to have 
blooms the following spring, as these types 
produce their blooms on the past season's 
growth. 
