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When evergreens are shipped from a colder and more backward sectionto a more advanced growing season in a warmer section of the countryit is usually advisable to transplant in the fall. Evergreens in theopposite-leaved group, comprising the arborvitaes, retinosporas, andjunipers, should seldom be transplanted in the fall after the plantsbegin to shed their leaves. This condition may be recognized whena considerable portion of the leaves throughout the plant turnbrown. If it is necessary to transplant evergreens during the fall when thegrowing season is completed and the ground is subject to light freezingand thawing, the best treatment is to immediately place around eachnewly transplanted plant a light mulch of stable litter three or fourinches in depth. This is done in order to maintain the ground at aneven temperature and to keep the soil sufficiently warm so that someroot growth will start before freezing conditions develop. |
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