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PLANTING TREES
Valuable Suggestions Regarding
Location, Planting and Care of
a Fruit Orchard by F. W. Kim
ball of Austin.
isoon
he here for
the planting of fruit trees, I would
offer a few suggestions in regard to
selection of location, planting and
care for the first few years. If you
have it, select a location sloping to
the northeast, if not, then the north
or east, the steeper the slope the bet
ter, but do not set too close to the
lower edge. Would prefer no wind
break to the north or east, but would
like one on the south, and also on the
west, if not too closeL A free circula
tion of air is desirable. 1 would, if
possible, avoid a south slope as the
sun in the early spring lays and re
flects its rays against the trunk of
the tree, frequently causing sun
scald. When you go for your trees,
have a plenty of wet straw or wet
blankets, or better both, and do not
allow your tree roots to get the in
fluence of the jwinds or sun for a mo
ment, and if you find that the top
Is at all dried,, dig a trench and cover
both roots anid top lor a few days
with wet earth.
