Now Is the Ideal Time to Plant 
Randall Citrus and Avocado Trees 
By setting your trees out in the fall you will have the advantage of the winter's 
rain and your trees should be well established by spring. 
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How To Grow Citrus and Avocado Trees 
PLANTING. Do not remove the burlap when planting. 
Dig a pianting hole three times as wide as the ball and 
deep enough to allow the top of the ball to rest |] inch 
above the soil level. Set the ball in the center and fill 
hole half full of soil. Let the hose run in until the hole 
is filled and when all the water has soaked away fill 
with remaining soil. Make a basin about the planting 
hole to retain water. In 4 to 6 weeks after planting move 
the basin out a few inches. Keep water away from the 
trunk. After each irrigation, usually the following day, 
cultivate the soil within the basin very lightly. 
AVOCADOS—Plant as for citrus except the basin should 
be larger and instead of cultivation after irrigation apply 
a mulch of grass clippings or the like to keep the soil 
moist. Avocados require shading after planting to pre- 
vent sun scald which kills the bark and then the tree. 
Sun between 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. is most serious. 
Advise your customer to provide shade for the tree AT 
THE TIME OF SALE. 
FERTILIZING. No fertilizer is required at the time of 
planting. It is advisable to apply very light feedings of 
commercial fertilizer about 6 to 8 weeks after planting. 
Take about one tablespoon of fertilizer to each tree 
and spread it around the tree in a one-foot circle around 
the trunk. The fertilizer is then scratched into the soil. 
Succeeding feedings on young trees should follow at 6 
week intervals during spring and summer. 
EVANS & REEVES 
NURSERIES 
255 So. Barrington 
LOS ANGELES 49, CALIFORNIA 
