The Fruit Garden.
Provided the weather be not too dry, there is no better time in the whole year than the months of March and April for the planting of trees of the citrus family. They should never be planted in the winter; if not convenient to plant early in autumn, the work should be postponed until the spring. The ground now is quite warm and fairly moist and the newly removed tree will immediately commence to send out fresh roots, and so become established before the cold and rains of winter set in. Like all evergreens, the citrus tree requires more care in removing than deciduous fruit trees, for if the roots of the former are allowed to become dry, the chances are that the tree will not grow. Dull, quiet weather should be selected for planting these trees.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 144, 1 April 1909, Page 4
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140The Fruit Garden. King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 144, 1 April 1909, Page 4
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