


Musser The original Musser Nursery, which was used for production of both Seedlings and Transplants. It is now 
Nursery partially devoted to the production of highest grade Semi-finished Ornamental Stock for the wholesale 
Number trade. 270 acres in three nurseries are under intensive cultivation. Grow over 20,000,000 trees EACH YEAR! 



Root System is All - Important 
A young tree with a strong and extensively branched, but compact, 
root system is the tree that survives. Good hereditary characteristics 
through selection of seed gives us part of this result — careful handling 
and scientific culture in the nursery is the rest. The many thousands of 
extra roots in Musser Cultured Tree Stock enable the young tree to ex- 
tract the most food from the soil of your planting site. Musser Tree Stock 
will survive where inferior planting stock will not. 

During dry seasons, we use an extensive overhead sprinkling system, to 
assure continuous growth. Every Musser tree has reached maximum 
development for its age. The tree has never been retarded by drought. 
Why Do We Transplant ? 
Stock is transplanted in our nurseries from one 
to four or more times. Each time, the longer, 
more easily damaged roots are reduced so that 
more small feeder roots develop near the 
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stem. The more feeder roots, the more quickly 

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The biggest job in the spring is TRANS- 
PLANTING. Seediings are fastened to a 
planting board by smali wire rings. A sha!- 
low trench is dug to receive the roots. Seed- 
lings, 50 to a row, are inserted. Dirt is 
tamped around the roots, and the planting 
board is removed. 
Labor is the biggest cost in growing 
tree stock. After transplanting, the seedlings 
must be protected against weeds that will 
smother them. 


the tree is established on your land. Also, the Each year, in the spring and summer, we transplant hundreds of 
resulting compact mass of small feeder roots thousands of seedlings to build more feeder roots, through which 
makes the tree easier to plant. the tree is fed. Results prove extra cost is repaid many times over. 
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