CULTURAL SUGGESTIONS 
FORMULA FOR SUCCESS 
WITH EVERGREENS 
1. Buy Well Grown Trees ® 2. Chosen 
for their Correct Use @ 3. Plant Care- 
fully @ 4. At the Right Time # 5. Fer- 
tilize, ®@ 6. Water and @ 7. Cultivate 

The Planting Season 
the successful planting of Evergreen trees, especially when 
trees are removed from a nursery and transported some dis- 
tance. The work should be done during a few weeks in the 
spring and a few weeks in the fall. The exact period depends 
upon weather conditions and the latitude where the planting is 
to be done. 
|" THE northern states there are two well defined periods for 
In the latitude of Chicago and localities of similar climate, it is 
usually the first of April before the frost is out of the ground. 
Some years planting can begin the latter part of March. The 
season continues until about the 15th to 20th of May by which 
time in usual seasons the trees have started to make their new 
growth and cannot then be moved without some damage in 
breaking off some of the new buds and giving the tree a shock 
from which it does not easily recover. It is, therefore, generally 
speaking, best to confine spring planting from about April Ist to 
May 15th to 20th. 
The fall planting season has many advantages. More and 
more people are taking advantage of the long fall season to 
transplant and to rearrange their ground. The fall planting sea- 
son usually opens about the middle of September, sometimes 
earlier, and continues until the ground freezes, which is usually 
around the end of November. After the ground freezes, it is 
difficult to dig the holes and get the dirt packed in around the 
tree, so that we do not recommend planting after the ground has 
frozen over. Late September and early October is the ideal time 
for fall planting. When planted early enough, the trees make 
some new root growth before winter. Then, of course, they are 
in the ground and ready to grow with the first beginning of 
spring. 
While it is important to keep in mind the proper planting sea- 
son, it is of greater importance that the transplanting be prop- 
erly done to move the tree with the least possible shock and to 
insure satisfactory results. 
Planting Instructions 
HEN received from the nursery most Evergreens in sizes 
V/ V suitable for landscape use are handled with a ball of earth 
which is securely tied in burlap. 
The term “Balled and Burlapped” means that the tree is dug 
from the nursery soil with the earth remaining undisturbed 
FOR GROWING EVERGREENS 
about the roots of the tree. The earth ball is securely wrapped in 
burlap and tied with stout rope. The tops of all except the small 
trees are tied up to prevent injury to the branches. This method 
practically insures safe handling and very little shock to the tree 
in moving. 

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It is advisable to plant your Evergreens as soon as they are 
received. If impossible to do this, they will keep for several days 
in good condition if earth balls are kept wet. If unable to plant 
at once, submerge each earth ball in a tub of water for a few 
minutes. Then stand the tree in a place out of the wind. 
Leave the limbs tied up and the burlap on the roots until 
after the trees are planted. 
Dig the holes wide and deep enough to easily admit the earth 
ball. Set the tree straight, and two inches deeper than it stood 
in the nursery. (You can tell by the soil line on the stem.) 
Tramp the dirt in firmly, bearing your whole weight to pack 
it in tight. Leave the burlap around the earth ball, but cut the 
string and lay back the burlap as shown in sketch. (The burlap 
helps to anchor the tree and soon rots away.) When the hole is 
two-thirds filled, flood with water and then draw in enough 
loose dirt to mound up the hole and form a mulch. 
After the tree is planted, unwind the string from top and 
carefully straighten out the branches. 
(Special instructions are furnished for the planting of small 
trees, not balled and burlapped.) 
After the Planting 
HE planting instructions as outlined above do not include 
les suggestions for the use of fertilizers, special soil prepara- 
tion or the use of peat moss, all of which are most beneficial in 
providing planting conditions to insure the greatest satisfaction 
in planting. 

FOR FURTHER DETAILED INFORMATION SEE “HILL'S BOOK OF EVERGREENS” DESCRIBED ON PAGE 36. 
