. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 448 Canadian Forestry Magazine, October, ip2o. f^^'M^. An interesting ]ihotop;rai)h from the Great War. King (.ieorge was visiting a Canailiaii 1-orestry ('amv) and was greatly amused at a young captive boar, shown to him. Immediately at the King's right is Brigadier-General J. B. White, of Montreal. Lord Lovat, Chairman of the British Forestry Commission, is at the left of His Majesty. Should I Plant Trees in Fall or Spring? What is the best time to \)\?^\\i a shade tree, in the spring" or in the fall? The question
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 448 Canadian Forestry Magazine, October, ip2o. f^^'M^. An interesting ]ihotop;rai)h from the Great War. King (.ieorge was visiting a Canailiaii 1-orestry ('amv) and was greatly amused at a young captive boar, shown to him. Immediately at the King's right is Brigadier-General J. B. White, of Montreal. Lord Lovat, Chairman of the British Forestry Commission, is at the left of His Majesty. Should I Plant Trees in Fall or Spring? What is the best time to \)\?^\\i a shade tree, in the spring" or in the fall? The question confronts many city and suburban home owners every year. Very Gxten the owner has consulted some (.-le interested in selling; him nursery stock and the answer he has received depends upon the time of the year he has made the enquiry. Early in the year he is told "Plant in the spring-," later he is ad- vised "Fall planting is the ; Theor- etically a broadleaved tree may be suc- cessfully transplanted at any time that it is in a dormant state and making no growth, that is, between the falling of the leaves in October and the swelling of the bulbs in April. In the case of fall planting there is a danger on some sites of the tree being upheaved by the ground. This however can often successfully be overcome by a heavy mulching of manure about the base of the tree. Fall planted trees,.are,,as- a rule slower to open their leaves and begin new growth than are those that have been left undsiturbed until planted in the spring. The chief objection to spring planting is the short- ness of the season during which it may safely be done. At that time there is so much other work starting up that everybody is rushed and there is greater chance of careless handling, also delAVs in delivery from the nursery are more serious in the spring than in the fall. In short it may be said that both spring anl fall are good planting seasons but that the spring planting gives on the
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