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A If plants are not to be planted immediately (within three or four days) after thetime of arrival, they should be carefully unpacked and "heeled-in," until suchtime as they can be planted to advantage (See Page 36). B-l and B-2 The average small tree as it is received from the nursery ought to be pruned before the plant is put in its permanent location. This drawing shows a nursentree (B-i) with two leaders, and the proper pruning of this tree (B-2) by removin|one of the leaders and some of the small branches. C-l and C-2 Large trees and trees which are difficult to transplant should be root pruned nolater than July of the summer previous to the season when they are to be transplanted. Usually the fibrous part of the existing root system (C-i) is entirelremoved by the transplanting operation unless root pruning is done (C-i) and thtrenches filled with well-rotted compost, thus encouraging the fibrous root syster(C-2) close to the trunk of the tree and within the diameter of the ball of eartusually moved with the tree. |
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