PLANTING AND TRANSPLANTING : Page 101

Transplanting Evergreens. Evergreens should not be trans-planted to a "cold" soil, but rather into a soil that is sufficiently warmto permit root growth to begin immediately and to continue eitherduring the spring and summer or during a period of two or three weeksin the fall before the plants become dormant. The best season fortransplanting evergreens, especially in colder climates, is during thespring months, just as new growth is beginning. This is done for thepurpose of giving the plants an opportunity to go through one growingseason and thereby better to establish themselves to withstand coldweather in their new location. Stable manure which is not thor-oughly rotted should never be placed in contact with or close tothe roots of any evergreen plants. Fresh stable manure mixed inany soil where evergreens are to be planted is fatal to the plants.