Shade Trees and Other Ornamentals (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Shade Trees and Other Ornamentals (Classic Reprint) written by Fabián García and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shade Trees and Other Ornamentals While the planting of a tree is a simple operation and most people have an idea as to how to do it, yet it seems advisable to point out a few of the more important things to keep in mind in the planting and training of the young tree. Soil. Success with shade trees depends in a meas ure on the soil. If the land is too sandy or gravelly, so as to be deficient in plant food or be subjected to droughts, it is important to make a large sized hole and put in a load of good loam. On the other hand, if the soil is too heavy an adobe, it is also advisable to dig a large hole and break through the adobe soil or in some way loosen it, and put in the bottom of the hole good loam and mix with this the adobe soil. In any event have a soft foundation for the roots to penetrate. If the land is not too sandy or too adobe, the hole need not be so large but always make it of sufficient size to take in all the roots of the tree without crowding them. The size of the hole depends on the kind of soil and on the size of the tree. If the soil is in proper condi tion and the tree is four to six feet tall with a normal amount of roots, a hole twenty inches in every direction Should be large enough. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.