. The American fruit culturist. planted trees, beingacted on as levers by the wind, often press aside the earthabout their stems, and make an opening down to the roots,which in consequence suffer from both drouth and disturb-ance. There are two ways to prevent this disaster. In au-tumn transplanting, the best way is to embank a mound ofearth about the stems, from ten to eighteen inches high, asthe size of the tree may require. Fig. 107. This mound per-forms the triple office of stiffening the tree, excluding mice,and covering the roots from frost. Only a few seconds are re-quired to throw up o
. The American fruit culturist. planted trees, beingacted on as levers by the wind, often press aside the earthabout their stems, and make an opening down to the roots,which in consequence suffer from both drouth and disturb-ance. There are two ways to prevent this disaster. In au-tumn transplanting, the best way is to embank a mound ofearth about the stems, from ten to eighteen inches high, asthe size of the tree may require. Fig. 107. This mound per-forms the triple office of stiffening the tree, excluding mice,and covering the roots from frost. Only a few seconds are re-quired to throw up one of these conical heaps of earth. Afterthe tree commences growing, the mounds are which have had their heads lightened by the shorten- TRA NSPLA N TING. 69 ing process already described will not often need any otherprotection. But when the trees are large, or the situation is windy, stakingbecomes necessary. If driven before the roots are covered, thestakes may be erect, as in Fig. 108; if driven afterward, they. Fig.
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