. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. \ APPLES 167 X y Setting the Trees The land is now supposed to be pre- pared, and the next step is digging the holes into which the trees are to be set. These should be dug large enough and deep enough so that the roots are not crowded, curved or doubled up in plant- ing and so that the tree will be a little deeper below the surface than when it
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. \ APPLES 167 X y Setting the Trees The land is now supposed to be pre- pared, and the next step is digging the holes into which the trees are to be set. These should be dug large enough and deep enough so that the roots are not crowded, curved or doubled up in plant- ing and so that the tree will be a little deeper below the surface than when it left the nursery. It seems to us a little better to dig all the holes before any of the trees are set. Many pursue a differ- ent plan, but the reason we give for this is that when the trees are taken from the pit where they have been heeled in during the winter or to await setting, they should not be exposed to the air for any considerable period of time, lest the drying process stop the circulation of sap and the trees be less likely to live, but they should be set as soon as possible after they are taken out of the pit. The roots at all times should be kept moist. In fact, the most successful tree planters we have known kept the roots in a bar- rel or tank of water which they hauled along beside the rows and as soon as the tree was taken from the water it was set in the earth and a bucket of water poured around the roots, then the loose, dry earth was thrown over it and pressed down closely at the top. Granville Lowther TREE LOCATIIVG DEYICES Planting Board After an orchard has been staked it is important that some device be used that will serve to locate the trunk of the tree in the same place occupied by the stake. For this purpose one of two devices is used by orchard planters. The first and most common consists of a board one inch thick, six inches wide and six feet long. An inch hole is bored in the center and one at each end at equal distances from the center. To comple
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