SPRING HINTS 
Thomas Black Walnut 
Early spring- is the time for trimming of trees. All trees from our nursery 
which were planted last fall should be cut back in order to force more new growth 
on the young tree. We have been recommending for some years that fall planted 
trees are best cut back in the early spring. As a general rule all deciduous tree 
wounds caused by trimming will heal over more quickly and there will be less 
danger of infection if trimming is done in the early spring after the most severe 
winter weather and before growth starts on the tree. 
Note whether your young trees have been whipped by winter winds until 
they are quite loose in the ground. If they are, tamp the soil firmly around the 
roots of the tree. The roots are to gain plant food from the soil, therefore, be 
sure the soil is in contact with the roots. 
Much has been said about fertilizers. If your soil is of a sandy type which 
does not hold fertility you may well be concerned to some extent about fertilizers. 
A newly planted tree on most soils, however, does not require much added fer¬ 
tilizer the first few years of its growth. Usually a small amount of tankage or 
bone-meal mixed with the soil at time of planting the tree together with the 
natural fertility of the soil is sufficient precaution about fertilizer. 
