
LARGE-TREE 
MOVING 
ie owners are becoming increas- 
ingly aware of the ease and economy 
with which they may have full-grown 
nature trees transplanted onto their 
properties. The desire for a tree of a 
certain kind, of just the right shape, 
located at exactly the right spot can be 
fulfilled. 
The Outpost Nurseries are prepared 
with the two elements necessary to the 
conomical gratification of such a wish. 
We have a complete list of all sizes and 
varieties of trees, ready for comparison 
and selection. Secondly, we have the 
proper equipment and carefully trained 
men who are experts in digging, 
transporting and planting of large trees. 
The picture at the top of this page 
shows an Elm tree being lowered onto 
a tree mover after having been balled 
and burlapped. The massiveness of the 
tree and its diameter of trunk deter- 
mine the size of the ball of soil required 
to properly sustain the tree. Note the 
intricate roping of the ball required to 
insure its solidity and the heavy wrap- 
ping of burlap around the trunk to 
prevent chafing of the bark. 
The lower picture shows the same tree 
mounted on a tree mover being hauled 
from the hole by a tractor. Every pre- 
caution must be observed to hold a 
solid ball, because the life of the tree 
depends on the microscopically inti- 
mate contact of the soil particles with 
the very fine root hairs. 
On the opposite page, the top picture 
shows the Elm after it has arrived on 
the property. The hole has been dug, 
necessary top soil is at hand, and the 
tree is being tipped into the hole. The 
center picture shows the tree upright 
in the hole. The tree shown on this 
page has a trunk diameter of 21 inches, 
the ball of earth was 15 feet across and 
the total weight was approximately 
twenty tons. It becomes readily evi- 
dent that a considerable degree of 
knowledge and skill is required to 
execute such work successfully. The 
bottom picture shows the tree standing 
in its final location, stalwart, healthy 
and completely at home in its new sur- 
roundings. 
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