Show why fruit trees tree die why so many nursery grown trees the die when transplanted Is tersely and truthfully stated in bulletin no 20 of the oklahoma experiment station it says among the causes of failure have been the following failure to prepare the land before trees arrive hurried and imperfect planting high heads beads exposing the body bady of the tree to tun scald and attacks of borers planters are urged to set strong healthy trees la in well prepared soil plowed deep and sub soiled first pruning the roots to one or two inches in length which will cause them to strike down deep into the soil start the bead fifteen to eighteen inches from the ground md and lean the tree to the southwest then the top will shade the trunk prevent un scald and attacks of borers give frequent and shallow cultivation to keep in the moisture which the deeply land has caught during winter and spring grow only hoed crops if any in a young orchard and none at all in an old one except peas or clover to be cut and left to decay on the land t |