Pecan Trees Grow in Wet and Dry Season. 
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Rules for Setting Pecan 
and Fruit Trees RIGHT 
Protect the Roots 
Never allow the roots of the trees to become dry or exposed 
to the atmosphere for any length of time from the time they 
reach you until they are set in the ground. 
Wet the bundle just as soon as you can and if not ready to 
set out at once, dig a hole and put roots in and cover up well. 
Place in a shady place if possible. 
Set your trees at once upon arrival 
or heel-in promptly as above. 
Plant as Deep as in the Nursery 
Set the tree about the same depth it stood in the nursery. 
Fill in the hole with the best top soil, packing the dirt well 
around the roots, especially the tap root. Keep the roots of the 
trees out straight in their natural position and do not bend them 
down by the tree. 
Dig Large Holes — Protect the Roots 
Have a large hole for your tree. Three feet wide and three 
feet deep will not be too large for pecans. Holes about 12 inches 
wide and one to two feet deep will do for fruit trees. 
Mix thoroughly with the soil to be used to fill in the hole a 
peck or half bushel of well-rotten manure or compost or some 
good guano, being very careful not to allow it to come into 
contact with the roots in ANY QUANTITY, for if it does it will 
scald them and do more harm than good. 
Fertilize Properly 
If you desire to plant on land rather poor in fertility, thor¬ 
oughly mix with the soil two or three shovelsful of well-rotted 
compost when you plant the tree, or one or two pounds of bone 
meal. The best fertilizer after the tree is planted is to scatter 
manure around the trees. The more the better—one-half to one 
bushel to the tree, if possible. Do not bank it up around the 
tree, but scatter it around for two or three feet. When it rains 
the substance will be taken down to the roots. Put this around 
your trees in the late winter, if possible, so that the trees will be able to get a fine 
growth in the spring. When the trees are old enough to bear, use potash in some form 
—^wood ashes will do. 
If Soil Is Dry 
If the soil is dry when the trees are set, it is a good idea to 
pour a bucketful of water to each tree when the hole is nearly 
filled, and then fill the hole completely up. 
Pour one bucketful of water to each tree once a week during 
very dry spells in Summer. Make a basin-like hole at the base 
of the tree. Pour water and as soon as it is soaked in good, fill 
completely up with dry dirt. This holds in the moisture and also 
keeps the ground from baking. If you cannot pull soil back, 
covering the wet earth well, DO NOT water at all. Water poured 
on top of the ground and left this way does more harm than good, as it causes the 
earth about to bake and the tree to scald. 
Cultivate for four to six feet around each tree thoroughly all during the Summer. 
Never let grass or weeds grow up around your trees. Keep the ground dug up and soft 
at all times. 
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^*While in Arkansas 1 bought two trees from your nursery, about twenty years ago. 
They are the finest 1 have ever seen today —wichita, Kansas. 
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