Show horticultural facts PLANTING TREES IN SPRING most nurserymen nurseryman Nursery men attach instructions to packages and these should j be ba followed As soan soon as young orchard trees are received from the nursery they should be unwrapped ind heeled in most nurserymen nurseryman nursery men attach printed instruction instructions s to othe tile package pack agre ot of trees it if these were nvere carefully followed follo weil a great deal of loss would be avoided says falln journal it if the trees are received in freezing weather the bundle should not be opened nt at once but should be placed in fit a cool damp place to thaw out very gradually in consists simply in digging a ion long trench add laying having the tres trees in it in a slanting position generally with the tops pointing south the earth is then thrown over the roots and livor worked ked thoroughly about them firming it well vell the details of setting trees will vary with the size of the orchard and ilda the amount of help at hand soule some time may be saied by having the hanles dug beforehand Ilo however wever the disadvantage in ili that lies in the drying out of the earth which comes out of tile die hole the most important thing Is to set the tree firmly to set it exactly in fit right place aiace arid and to keep the roots ironi from drying out during the process when a number of trees are to be planted is done to prevent drying of the roots A hole three feet in diameter and two or throe three feet deep Is dug in a clayey spot and enough water is poured in tin and mixed with earth to ra make ake a thin mud As tile trees are taken from the heelan heeling ln in trench the roots are plunged into the mud an armful of trees at a time the mud covers and coats the roots and prevents them from drying while they are exposed to the air during planting all straggling roots and broken or diseased roots should be pruned off before or after the trees are budded usually the whole root system Is shortened one third by pruning the tree should bo be set severi several inches deeper than it stood in the nursery row if exposed to strong winds lean the tree slightly in the direction direct Ton of the prevailing wind pack pach the earth firmly about the roots especially under the crown of the tree where it Is so easy to leae an air space be careful not to bruise and injure tile the roots by tramping put J 1 2 3 4 1 and 3 two year old trees before pruning 2 and 4 same trees pruned thi th good top soli soil about the roots first using the poorer soil from the bottom of the hole for the top filling leave a little loose earth on the surface to prevent drying out avoid having the trees too close crowding makes the trees grow too high apple trees should not be closer than 0 35 5 feet each way on strong heavy soil from 40 to 50 feet is better it Is necessary to prune the top of the trees before or after setting in order to balance the pruning of the toots roots when the trees are dug from the nursery row from three to five ninin main brandies branches should be left to form the supporting limbs tor for tile top these should he fie as well distributed around the trunk as POS possible and should also be distributed through as much di distance stane its as possible in ili order to make a strong top it if convenient when pruning the top cut to tin an out iside bud to encourage spreading of the top if two leaders have devel developed oled one anc should be removed entirely to prevent the forming of a bad crotch it if one year old trees are set let the pruning Is ill usually a himple I 1 ratter matter and con ostia merely of heading back the top to about two thirds of its iti length b before beford e being dur dug |