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into
ground
above the surface
development
smoothly in a slanting di
contain some bud s
must be above ground
shoul d not be inj u
into the gro und
in very loos
with a special iron dibble
The best time for planting slips is e
before the buds be
stances
the slips can b e planted at other times
h e growing season
t
from the callus p roduced at the lower end or from the lenticels
in the bark
In
ngland
are mo stly entire
o siers have been cut
truncated slips are used in preference
L
ayers are branches
down and partly buried in
buried portion
from the m other tree and represent independent plants ready
put out
TI F I
I AL F ORMA TI ON O F
AR
slips are used
of tr uncated slips only a sma
r d
o
the end s o f the slips should be cut sha
of which at least one
r ed at the ends
ithout a p
soil
in all other cases they should be planted
in to swell
The roo ts fo
the stool s o f osie rs are recruited by slips
they are planted i
usually in
or stool shoots
and when this has taken place
The formation of roots may be expedited by
only the lower portion i s inserted
r e s t r iking and a p r ope r
r to ensu
r
ction
and each truncated slip must
It is also ess
hence
r evious opening is only admissible
though
und er favourable circum
r m
ecember
L
Y
A
R
soil
they develop roots at the
O OD
l part
or bette
ntial that the bark
h ing the
pus
a rly spring
even during
d after planting come
a tely after th e
medi
the Continent
w
ich have been bent
h ey are seve r ed
t
r emain s
r ply and
r several
lips
shortly
which
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