Planting 
Dustructions 
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with roots. 
Do Not expose roots to air. 
It is beneficial to the trees or plants to im-— 
merse the roots in water before 
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plants should be planted two inches deeper than 
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_ FRUIT TREES. Follow general Planting i 
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Branched. Select three or four of the 
side branches, rr one 
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tree. Prune these back one-third, and cut off — 
all other branches close to trunk. 
Whips (without Dees. Trees having no 
side branches, cut off top just above a bud 24 
to 36 inches from the ground. 
SHADE TREES. Potlom welerd planting 1H 
struction. Shade trees having a heavy top, at 
low the ground. If the soil is dry, it is well to 
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after the water has soaked away, throw up a 
small mound of earth five or six inches high 
around the plant. Then cut off the branches one 
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