LARGE TREES 
HILLSDALE LANDSCAPE CO. 
PLANTING 
One of the most frequently made mistakes in planting is that of placing the plants so 
as to form nice groups now, but without considering the growth they will make and their 
appearance at maturity. Although plants can be kept within their bounds by pruning, 
this often results in the destruction of the plant’s natural beauty. The only way to correct 
such groupings is to know each plant’s habits and remember them as the plantings are 
made. Our men know each plant thoroughly and plant them according to their require¬ 
ments. 
In planting, the holes should be considerably larger than the spread of roots or ball 
of earth. A good rule to follow is to have the hole for trees two feet greater in diameter 
than the spread of roots or ball of earth, and on shrubs and small evergreens and vines, 
the hole one foot greater in diameter than the root spread or ball. 
It is well worth the slight additional expense to mix peat moss with the soil when any 
planting is done and mulch the plant thoroughly afterward. This tends to even out the 
supply of moisture and prevent the soil from hardening, the two causes usually responsible 
for the death of newly set plants. 
All trees, eight feet in height and over, should be securely guyed to prevent the tree 
from moving and breaking the new rootlets as they begin growth, and also to hold the 
tree in an erect position. It is important, too, to wrap the trunk of the newly planted tree 
to prevent sun scald and keep insects, especially borers, from attacking the plant while 
it is in a weakened condition. For the slight additional charge we make for planting, we 
include both guying and wrapping as another means of insuring satisfaction with Hillsdale 
service. 
Our Automotive Mover 
We are now able to offer the use of one of the largest types of automotive tree movers 
available today. With this modern machine we can successfully transplant mature trees 
up to twelve inches in diameter in the most efficient manner. 
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