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a tree.
• whether they're majestir
,cally tall and Imposing, or .
skort, sprightly and
sassy—whether they ige.
duce SWeetlyperfnmed
flowers, or luscious -tasting
&nit—all trees have their
Own FerS9AalitY, and cattadd
something Special •to the
So, it s important to. select
a tree ParefUlly to make sure
it will create the_pictore you
have in mind. And, it's even
More important to make sure
•yott plant them correctly, Or
•you'll end up with no picture
at all, aecording to the new
Orth.book, The World of
lf TreeS."
,YQu're careless, you'll
probably have to bury 'your
• tres before you get the
• chance to plant it! Most -trees
are Watered every day, while
at the nursery, -and they
id-receive,the-same-eoo,
sideration onceyou bring
them home.
. When yoU're, ready to
• plant, prepare a hole at least
• 12 inches wider and 6 inches
' deeper than the Spread and
depth of your tree's ,root
system.
zhe bottpro, or'tile bole to:
fer TOOt pet -tett -Atkin
and :better drainage—then,
line the biole wth 4 to 6 inches .
31'44transition soiL"
Next, using the "-soot
.Que." Sent, make a coner
shaped mound directly on.
top '0 ihe "transition. soil,"
• and set the roots ofyour tree
overthis mound,
NoW that your Ire.% posi.
netted in the planting hole',
make sure that it's placed at
the same depth at which- it,
origlnally greW., vvhich will lie
evidentfrom the soil-stained
ring at the base a its trunk.
— Then, Werk 2 or 3 shovel,
fuls of `!TOOt zone" soil under
andnronint the roots to ,elitn-
mate air pockets in the plant -
jag hole.
Before you add more soil,
you'll have to stikiiir tree
for support. Simply drive a
stake that's approximately' 2
iriehes wide, 2 inches thick,
and about 6 to 8 feet long,
into the soil about 6 inches
• While digging, set aside the
• top 6 inches of soil in one
pile,„ and most of the subsoil- •
in anothee; then place the last
few shovelfuls of soil into a
third pile,which will later be
used for building a' dike
• aronnd a watering basin.
The next step is to mix
• **root zone" soil for your tree
by combining equal parts of
• organic matter, like mois-
tened peat moss, with thelop`
• soil you have saved. You.
• Must also mix ,a "transition
soil,- using one part organic
matter to four parts of sub-
.
.• Before adding any of the
mixtures, loosen the soil in
'aWaY front tbo trunk, ,On-
side of the prevailing wind.
Then, pow rpst of the hole.
Build a vatering basin wilb
the soil you've saved Oy plae-
log a dike 4 to 5:pnehes highih
circle 2 to 3 feet away from
the tree trank,
-Finally, secure:Your tree le.
the stake by threading a 12=
• gauge Wire through a..lort
•length of garden hose and
t••
wtwisting the Wire Mina' the
trunk of the tree antlThe stake
• already placed, in thdform o• f
a figure 8 •
-
•Slew' that your tree is",se,
eutylv olagted. Ws a, good
14e4 to. prude it, According to• ,
orOo's "The WOrld;
1"„reeS" not only for beauty's
• Sake,but •te balance the tOp
of the YQUng tree With its re-
'•ducel roet. syStem.
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