ANDORRA NURSERIES 13 
Fall Planting 
A WORD on this subject is not amiss, as there are many 
rabid advocates of planting only in the Spring, while 
others as earnestly advise only Fall planting. As a matter 
of fact, successful transplanting goes on here at Andorra during 
practically every 
month in the 
year, for with 
our immense 
stock this is 
necessary in or¬ 
der to insure that 
development o f 
root system 
which gives An¬ 
dorra trees and 
shrubs the dis¬ 
tinctive place 
which they hold 
in the horticul¬ 
tural world. Just 
after the top 
growth has hard¬ 
ened, in August 
and September, 
is one of the best 
times to trans¬ 
plant all sorts of 
evergreen trees 
and shrubs; the 
Fall rains thor¬ 
oughly settle the 
earth around 
them, and a good 
root growth dur- 
i n g the Fall 
months will in¬ 
sure their success the following Spring. 
The planting of deciduous trees and shrubs—those that 
drop their leaves in Autumn—is most successful if done in 
October and November, and they are prepared to take 
advantage of the growth induced by the warm rains of early 
Spring. A thick mulch which protects the ground around the 
plants from freezing till late in the Fall is equally beneficial in 
the Spring, and supplies the needed plant food for rapid growth. 
Then again, there is the distinct advantage of planting hardy 
trees and shrubs in the Autumn, as it can be more carefully 
done in many instances than if put off till the rush of work 
which always greets us in suburban home or country place with 
every Spring season. 
Bright Berries, Evergreen Shrubs and Trees 
Enliven the Borders in Winter 
