The Gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement . to effectits removal the following are the apparatus and process: — Two piecesof iron must have been previously formed, of the breadth and thickness ofa common cart-wheel tire, 3 in. or 4 in. wide, and rather more than halfan inch in thickness, and about Oft. long, bent as in fig. 131. c, whichwill reduce it to 3 ft. across. This size will do for trees requiring from twoto four men to lift them ; but a size larger, and stronger in proportion, willbe wanted for trees that will require from eight to ten men, or more, to carry
The Gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement . to effectits removal the following are the apparatus and process: — Two piecesof iron must have been previously formed, of the breadth and thickness ofa common cart-wheel tire, 3 in. or 4 in. wide, and rather more than halfan inch in thickness, and about Oft. long, bent as in fig. 131. c, whichwill reduce it to 3 ft. across. This size will do for trees requiring from twoto four men to lift them ; but a size larger, and stronger in proportion, willbe wanted for trees that will require from eight to ten men, or more, to carrythem. Put these irons under the ball of earth, as near the centre as pos-sible, leaving a space between them of about 2 ft., and for larger trees alittle more. Take two strong poles, about 8 ft. or 10 ft. long, and 3 in. or4in. in diameter, and smaller at each end, and apply them as shown in thesketch (a), to each side, passing them through the bends of the irons, so asto form a complete handbarrow. The tree may then be readily lifted 732 Retrospective Cross levers may be used for larger trees which require more men(b), so that as many men can conveniently apply their strength to it asare wanted, without being in each others way. Tiie vvhole is fixedand unfixed without any loss of time, and requires no tying, nor is thereanv danger of its slipping off. Our author reconmiends that, in diggingout the trench around the tree, a larger ball than is really meant to beremoved should be left, which can be reduced with a pick without injuringthe roots, and that the taj) and other roots inconvenient to get at may besevered under the ball of earth with a long chisel. The best way of formingthe ball is t(j jirepare it the year before removal, by iligging round the tree,and cutting most of its princijjal roots. In planting, in cither case, spreadthe projecting roots out carefull\ in different layers, as near as possil)le totheir original position, as the hole is gradually fill
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