How to Properly Prune and Plant Your Nursery Stock 
These Simple Illustrated Instructions Are For Your Benefit 
READ AND FOLLOW THEM 
To Do So May Mean The Difference Between Success And Failure. 
CARE OF STOCK UPON ARRIVAL 
Nursery stock being a semi-perishable product should receive proper care upon arrival. 
Serious loss can be avoided by following these few simple instructions. 
Heeling in Method 
Stock is carefully packed and seldom dries 
out in transit, but it is a good policy to soak it 
thoroughly, store in a dark place and KEEP IT 
WET until planted. 
If you are not quite ready to plant upon 
arrival of stock, keep the roots moist by plac- 
ing in a tub of water until ready to plant; or 
dig a trench and heel the stock in. (See Illus- 
tration “A”). Immediate planting is always 
best. 
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Illustration “A” 

Planting Instructions 
_ Nursery stock, the same as farm seeds or flower seeds, respond readily to well prepared fer- 
tile soil. You would not expect to get results by planting corn, potatoes or flower seeds in sod. 
Prepare youx soil for nursery stock the same as you would for any other garden or farm product. 
Prepare the soil by deep spading or plowing. Have it mellow and well fertilized. (Never 
put fertilizer of any kind so that it comes in direct contact with the roots of the tree or plant). 
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ALWAYS KEEP ROOTS COVERED 






OIG HOLE LARGE 
ENOUGH TD RECEIVE BREAK UP SUBSOIL 
PLANT WITHOUT WHEN IT IS VERY 
BENDING ROOTS HARD. 
FILL HOLE AND TRAMP 
SOIL. THE LIGHTER THE 
SOIL THE HARDER THE TRAMP. [4 
LEAVE LOOSE SOIL ON 
TOP OR COVER GROUND 
(WITH MULCH 
44S POCKET LEFT To 
Hi CATCH WATER 
Illustration “B” 
How to Plant 
PLANTING: Dig a hole large enough to ac- 
commodate the roots without crowding. The 
hole should be a little deeper than is neces- 
sary to plant the tree as deep as it was in 
the nursery row. Spread the roots out in a 
natural position. (See Illustration “B’”). 
Then fill in with some of the fine top soil, 
joggling the trees up and down to work the 
soil well in around the roots. Press or tramp 
earth firmly; use your feet—pack earth 
quite solid. Now fill the hole half full of ad- 
ditional soil. Slowly pour on water to tho- 
roughly wet soil. Let settle, then fill with 
earth, pressing the earth down firmly around 
the tree or plant. Cover depression caused 
by trampling around tree or plant with the 
rest of the soil, leaving loose to absorb 
moisture. 

