PLANTS DIFFICULT TO TRANSPLANT AND THOSE ADAPTED FOR TRANSPLANTING AT SPECIFIC SEASONS OF THE YEAR : Page 834

Plants which are not vigorous in their habit of root growth and whichare very susceptible to abnormal conditions of freezing and thawing,or to excessive moisture in the soil during the winter months, shouldnot be transplanted in the autumn. The most important illustra-tions of this type of plants are the beech, the flowering dogwood, andsome of the less hardy types of evergreens, such as the arborvitae andthe pea-fruited cypress. Many good plantsmen are of the opinion thatrhododendrons and azaleas should be planted during the spring months.As is the case with the refined types of evergreens, there is usually lessloss from spring planting of this material than from fall planting.The question of period of transplanting in connection with rhododen-drons and with evergreens has been discussed under the chapter onPlanting and Transplanting (Page 49).