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 
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SPADE DEEPLY J Gener 
Distance Apart to Plant 
SHADE TREES 
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Large growers, like Elm...................0.- 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 
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(Take out every other tree later) 
For results in two years...........csseeeeees 214 feet apart 
(Gradually thin out to 10 feet apart as trees develop.) 
SHRUBS (In Beds) 
Small dwarf varieties.............cceceecees 2-3 feet apart 
Medium: tall Sorowersincccss ccc + cols ce cineres cis 3-5 feet apart 
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Spacing Shrubs 
LARGE GROWING 
SHRUBS FAR APART 
LOW GROWING SHRUBS 
CLOSE TOGETHER 
Give your shrubs room to grow. 
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