Elements of Philippine agriculture (1908) Elements of Philippine agriculture elementsofphilip00cope Year: 1908 i66 PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE Transplanting. Tlie trees are transplanted early in the rainy season, when they should be six months or more old. The taproot must not be broken or cut, for this is likely to injure the tree permanently. The trees might III. Drying coffee in Benguet be left another year in the seed beds, if planted 25 cm apart; but it is more difficult to transplant these larger trees without injury. No trees which are weak or un- sound in any respect should be transplan
Elements of Philippine agriculture (1908) Elements of Philippine agriculture elementsofphilip00cope Year: 1908 i66 PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE Transplanting. Tlie trees are transplanted early in the rainy season, when they should be six months or more old. The taproot must not be broken or cut, for this is likely to injure the tree permanently. The trees might III. Drying coffee in Benguet be left another year in the seed beds, if planted 25 cm apart; but it is more difficult to transplant these larger trees without injury. No trees which are weak or un- sound in any respect should be transplanted. WHiere trees are to be planted, it is a good practice to dig a hole 40 cm wide and deep, and to fill it around and under the tree with rich earth. Two meters in each direction is a good distance between trees. In Ceylon they are planted closer together than this, and kept trimmed very short; while in Brazil they are 3 or 4 meters apart, and*not trimmed at all.
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