Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . ROOTS BADLYBUNCHEDTOGETHER. SETTING TREES 35 base of tree triuik^ the trouble is probably the fun-gous disease called crown gall; if found on the rootsof apple trees, an insect called the woolly aphis is toblame. USEFUI, SIDE SHOOTS,A tree out of place is a nuisance ; in its place it is a blessing. Do not let manure come in direct contact with the roots ofyoung trees. Apply manure as a mulch. An assistant is very helpful when setting trees. Two men,or a man and a boy, can work together
Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . ROOTS BADLYBUNCHEDTOGETHER. SETTING TREES 35 base of tree triuik^ the trouble is probably the fun-gous disease called crown gall; if found on the rootsof apple trees, an insect called the woolly aphis is toblame. USEFUI, SIDE SHOOTS,A tree out of place is a nuisance ; in its place it is a blessing. Do not let manure come in direct contact with the roots ofyoung trees. Apply manure as a mulch. An assistant is very helpful when setting trees. Two men,or a man and a boy, can work together to good advantage. Better not dig holes much in advance of the dries out quickly, and roots need moist earth around them. Thrifty young trees are more apt to live than the larger, olderones. Young roots are smaller, and more apt to be all takenup in transplanting. How deep should trees be set in the ground ? A little deeperthan they were set when growing in the nursery. J)eep enoughso that the joint between stock and scion is covered. For measuring purposes a wire is better than a rope or cord,because it will not
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