How to Prepare the Ground @ 
for Planting 
Prepare for planting by deep spading or plowing. On 
hillsides where the beds would wash or when set as 
specimens in lawns, shrubs and trees may be set in well 
dug holes in the sod, but for good growth the sod must 
be kept spaded two or three feet 
around the plant and this area 
kept cultivated or mulched. All 
ground to be set to berries and — 
fruit should be plowed and har- 
rowed before planting operations 
SPADE DEEPLY , . See Se 
Distance Apart to Plant 
SHADE TREES 
Large growers, like Elm...................... 30 to 50 feet 
Medium growers, like Sugar Maple.......... 25 to 40 feet 
EVERGREENS (Planted for Windbreak) 
For results in 6 years or more.............:. 10 feet apart 
Hor results incAL years. osx. ci dec wnseeeeee ls ok 5 feet apart 
(Take out every other tree later) 
For results in two years. ..0.......0c:eceuess 2% feet apart 
(Gradually thin out to 10 feet apart as trees develop.) 
SHRUBS (In Beds) 
Small dwarf varieties................0000005 2-3 feet apart 
Medium tall growers........................ 3-5 feet apart 
Tall gr Owerster cic tks Cait e thee .....4=-6 feet apart 
Spacing Shrubs 
LARGE GROWING 
SHRUBS FAR APART 
LOW GROWING SHRUBS 
CLOSE TOGETHER 
so oe EM Zee NBEENY a. 
Give your shrubs room to grow. 
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