those ordering, especially from south of here, to 
plant by middle of April. 
Fall shipping starts as soon as leaves are off 
in October, and is continued until cold weather. 
CARE OF TREES ON ARRIVAL 
If conditions will not permit planting when 
trees are received, unpack and heel them in 3 
trench, not putting them more than two deep. 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Have holes dug before taking trees out for 
planting. The holes should be deep and large 
enough to allow all roots to be placed in their 
natural position. 
Take out only a few trees at a time to be 
plantec and while one is being planted protect 
the roots of others from sun and wind by wran- 
ping in wet burlap. Do not at any time expose 
roots to the sun and wind any more than is ab- 
solutely necessary. 
Cut off ends of all bruised ior broken roots, 
as a fresh cut w.ll callous over quicker than an 
old one. 
Fill in around roots with well pulverized dirt, 
using only top soil, and firm the dirt well about 
the roats, being sure to not leave any air spaces. 
Plant trees about the same depth as they grew 
in the nursery, not more than two or three 
inches deeper at most and do not use any ma- 
nure where it will come in contact with the roots. 
Rememioer that a tree is a living plant and 
that its future Gepends on the care you give it 
from the time it comes into your possession. 
AFTER CARE 
Nut trees will readily respond to cultivation 
and fertilization. It is well, in the spring before 
time for dry weather, to mulch trees well to keep 
ground around them cool, moist straw, leaves or 
strawy manure may be used. If the latter is 
ussd, keep it away from the body of the tree. Af- 
ter the first season, cultivation should be given. 
If trees are planted in the fall, and many. 
planters prefer fall planting, then mulch weil 
before cold weather, the mulch will prevent sud- 
den freezing, 2nd thawing of the ground, which 
causes ground to heave, and might pull tree 
Slightly out of ground. 
The production of nut trees in nursery 1s 
Slow, and the propagation is both difficult, anc 
expensive, making them higher in price than 
most kinds of food producing trees. 
They are also more valuable, and I take spe- 
Clial care in digging, use only the very best pack- 
ing material (which is expensive) to insure trees 
reaching customer in best possible condition, 
and ask you to give them extra care for which 
they will reward you in the future. 
Many reports, verified by photographs, have 
been received of unusual production of these 
young trees of the named northern varieties of 
both walnut and pecan. 
