LEAVES AT LAST.—In the heat of last summer, this 20ft-high weeping elm tree, 30 to 40 years old, was transferred from a private garden to the Burnside High. School. The branches were sprayed with plastic to reduce transpiration and the roots were treated with hormones. It is believed that this is the largest deciduous tree successfully transplanted in summer in this country.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29679, 24 November 1961, Page 10
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62LEAVES AT LAST.—In the heat of last summer, this 20ft-high weeping elm tree, 30 to 40 years old, was transferred from a private garden to the Burnside High. School. The branches were sprayed with plastic to reduce transpiration and the roots were treated with hormones. It is believed that this is the largest deciduous tree successfully transplanted in summer in this country. Press, Volume C, Issue 29679, 24 November 1961, Page 10
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