BERLIN, MARYLAND 
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General Planting Directions 
Care of Stock on Arrival. All stock should be planted immediately on 
arrival; but if not convenient to do so, open bundle and heel roots in the ground, 
covering them thoroughb' 
Planting. Dig holes twice the size necessary to take in all 
the roots; throw top soil to one side, and use it for filling around 
the roots; tread the earth hard after planting. Plant trees 2 
inches deeper than they stood in the nursery. Do not mix the 
soil with watei',. the earth being sufficiently moist. Too much 
water when planting is injurious. After planting, and during 
the summer, sufficient water should be used to keep the earth 
moist. 
Pruning. The limbs of all fruit and ornamental trees, 
shrubs, and roses should be cut back two-thirds when planted. 
Remove all surplus branches from trees, leaving, say, three 
main stems as a basis for head. Always prune to an outside 
bud, thus insuring outward growth. Peach trees should be 
pruned to a whip and a head established the second year, 
either high or low, as preferred. All roots should be pruned 
smoothly before planting, cutting off the ends where bruised 
by digging and shortening others. This is as important as 
pruning the top. 
Mulching. A most necessary factor in successful planting. 
Cover a space around the tree or shrub to a distance of 3 feet, 
using coarse manure—lawn clippings, or grass, are effective for 
this purpose if manure cannot be secured. The mulching retains 
moisture, facilitates quick growth and retards the growth of 
weeds. When straw or manure is left on the ground all winter, 
clear a space of 15 inches around the tree to avoid damage 
from mice. 
, Drainage. Your time and money are wasted if you plant on 
undrained soil. All hollows should be avoided when selecting 
positions for planting. ^ 
Staking. _ Every ornamental tree should be thoroughly 
staked and tied with some soft material. Constant motion of the wind kills 
more newly planted trees than any other cause. They cannot make roots or 
fibers unless they are perfectly stationary, therefore every planter should give 
special care to this 
planting point; you will 
save your trees. 
Labels. Labels should 
be removed and some 
other method adopted 
for recording varieties. 
The wires will cut and 
damage the limbs. 
Cultivation. Hoe or 
cultivate frequently. 
Nothing can thrive if the 
weeds are allowed to sap 
the life of the soil. 
A Summary of 
Essentials for Success 
Is: Careful planting, 
good soil, mulching, cul¬ 
tivation, drainage, and 
staking the first season. 
Showing how Peach and Apple trees should be pruned cutting-back of 
in the spring after planting. Note that the Peach and one- orancnes ana trimming 
year Apple are headed about 15 inches high, and the two- ends of roots when stock 
year Apple is shaped for best future head. is planted. 
Pruning a Peach 
tree for planting 
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