Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-12-18


We give one example of a tree--an oak
which sprung up on our own premises,
and which, for our own convenience, We
have sawn down since the inquiry of your
correspondent reached us. On examina-
ton we found it contained nine cortical
layers, and was fourteen and half feet
high, 1t must have originated from an
acorn, as there is no similar tree In MANY
rods. 1t must have been slightly cover
ed, unless the squirrels buried it deep. 1t
had fine light soil, which we deem i'm
portant to the successful vegetation of ali
seeds.
Your correspondent inquiries low ches-
nuts should be sown. We have never.
sown any, for We have plenty OF the
timber without, and prospect with good
management, of lis continuation from self
sown trees. We can tell him how nature
sows them. The land on which cheshut
grows in the forest is generally light and
free from grass and weeds The fail Of
the fruit and leaf is about the same time,
and from beneath its covering Of leaves
the fruit the next spring sends up new
tree We would not, however recon
mend this covering Of leaves in open
fields, lest they blow away and leave the
fruit bare, or if they relnaIn, they tecome
SO dry as to prevent germination A
slight covering of mould mus: supply
their place.
The lamentei Judge Buel, whose
praise is in the mouth Of all good farm
ers, and who, though dead still speaks and
must long speak 10 US by the practical
precepts he has given, says-(vide n E.
Farmer, vol. viii page l64)--' On the
28th of May 1927, | repaired to the
banks of the Hudson with an assistant,
and collected seeds Of the soft maple,
some species Of the elm and of the but
tonwood, which were then faling-the
latter Of the preceding years growth
They were planted The same day, very
thick, in beds Of mould They immedi-
ately grew and The plants attained some
size that year Last week The article is
dated Nov. %, 1884, ltransplanled some
the naples for ornamental trees, which
were from zen to fourteen feet high
Some of the buttonwoods were ten and
the elms six or seven. This in thirty
months from the time of planting the
seed Judge b. then goes on 10 state his
process of planting cut three hundred
more of these trees, which he obtained
from a space less than six feet square,
and transplanting them at space Of
about four and half feet TO form a
screen on the side of field, which in fif
teen years >he supposed would do to cut
for fuel, and would continue to renew it,
self fit for the axe, BY sprouts from the
stumps once in fifteen years. He also
stated that the expense of his trees thus
far did not exceed So.
Your inquirer says that he planted his
trees on grass land, some of which is dry
and solid, the rest meadow,-all favorable
TO the growth of wood, large forests hay
ing grown there in time back
Is it not probable that his land has be-
come too solid? an event which will take
place where long cultivation is followed
by the exhaustion Of the. fine vegetable
mould, which is important in acceleratins
the growth Of young forest trees. DiS
not his thrifty young trees Of natura
growth, in the north end of the field, star
up while the land was yet new, perhap
by an old stump, or by an. old fence. O
did they start up in grass land :
If we wished to plant the seeds Of tree,
Of any kind, we should pursue the plar
OF Judge Buel-prepare us a seminary
of good vegetable mould. Of such size a.
we thought best, then we should gathel
our acorns, chesnuls and walnuts, or OH
er seeds, when they fell from the trees
and sow them smmdiateiy and literally
broadcast. At a suitable time we wouit
transplant them-a ceremony which mat
be rapidly passed through, and we SHOULD
be very sanguine of success. This may
look to your inquirer like a roundabo
way OF geuing 10 the rood, but we woulc
rather take it than TO meet with dislD,
pointment similar TO his, for in this way
the trees starting from soil congenaI tc
their habits, would be healthy, WHICH
would enable them to push forth NOE
vigorously in his land dry and solid, than
though they had originated there, plants
of slow and sickly growth.
Since we are on the subject Of trees
WHICH it appears is quite hobby with Us
we ask leave again, as suitable season
. for the operation IS now On hand, and a:
the harrying season of the farmer is past
to call the attention of your readers tt
transpanting. Last spring, we all pait
our highway tax most cheerfully. in anti
cipation of smooth roads TO pass over il
: our business and pleasure excursions dur
, ing the season. We have been nor
than compensated for the few shillings as
sessed against US. by the lnxurv the
: have brought. Neat spring the tax ppu;
e be repeated---it ever has been. and mus
h be still, and it will be cheerfulIy paid a
/ lonr as GOOD roads are In rannta