HOW TO PLANT A HOLLY TREE 
Potted Hollies—Remove the pot, taking care not to disturb the root 
ball. Dig a hole about a foot and a half across and a foot deep. Fill 
this hole with Oak Leafmold, then plant the little Holly so that ihe 
top of the little root ball is about an inch below the surface of the leat- 
mold. Water well and add more leafmold where it settles. Mulch with 
tobacco slems. 
Wire Basketed Hollies—May be planted without removing the basket. 
This is good in that the roots of the Holly are not disturbed at all... the 
Holly hardly knows that it has been moved. Dig a hole about twice the 
diameter of the basket and one and one-half times the depth of the 
basket. Throw Oak Leafmold into the bottom of the hole and set the 
basket in to a depth that causes the top wire of the basket to be level 
with the surrounding earth. Then Oak Leafmold should be added to 
fill the hole all around the basket and an inch over the basket as a 
top mulch. Water well and add leafmold where it settles. Mulch with 
tobacco siems. The dirt from the hole may be used to make a “ring” 
around the perimeter of the hole to hold the water in during future 
waterings. 
Balled and Burlapped Hollies—The burlap need not be removed as 
it does absolutely no harm to a Holly planted in Oak Leafmold. The 
common practice of removing or cutting the burlap often harms a Holly 
as it disturbs the roots. A hole should be dug approximately two and 
one-half times the diameter of the ball and one and one-half times the depth 
of the ball. Good topsoil may be thrown back into the hole to a depth that 
will allow the ball to sit in the hole with the top of the burlap level with 
the surrounding earth. More topsoil may then be thrown in to steady 
the bottom of the ball and then the remainder of the hole filled with Oak 
Leafmold up to and covering the top of the ball about an inch. Water 
well and add leafmold where it settles. Mulch with tobacco stems. The 
dirt from the hole may be used to make a “ring” around the perimeter 
of the hole to hold the water in during future waterings. 
Unpacking Thoughts—Polyethylene film, kraft paper, newspaper, 
and all types of packing should be removed from the roots of the tree 
before planting. Potted trees should have packing and pot removed 
down to the earth ball before planting. Basketed trees should have all 
packing removed down to the wire basket itself before planting. Bur- 
lapped trees should be inspected to see that there are not several layers 
of burlap or paper, and all wrappings removed down to the original 
burlap next to the earth ball. 
