The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-24
FIon tie Journal 81 the American SiIk Society.
KEEPING OF MULTIcAULIS
OVER WINTER.

4 MEETING OF MULIICAULlS
OVER WINTER.
As great numbers Of mnllicaulis trees
will be taken up Ills fall and kept out Of
the ground al winter. for purposes Of
sale. and by many. under an spprehen-
sion that Ihry will be injured by The in
elemencies Of the season. IL is deemed
proper to devote . portion Of the present
number. 10 the best mode of preserving
, them. lie, Us be understood. however;
/ il the trees are growing on high dry stu.
atoms. (Ihe more sloney and gravelly the
belier.l and the trees are not wanted for
any purpose iill the opening Of spring.
The best and most certain method Of pre-
serving them. 10 90 leave them where
they are. Ia such situations We have ne
yer known q tree. or a limb, or even q
bud. TO be injured by winter. This is
our own practice invariably. We never
even take of the cuttings We intend 10
plant in the spring till We have got the
ground ready for them, in March or
April. Bot where early frosts. and late
spells Of warm weather between them.
late planting. &c. have caused conside-
rsble quantity oil unripened wood at the
exiremIlies 10 remain al The fall Of The
leaf. all this unripened wood should be
cut OF before Inc severe cold approaches
say Immediately afer the leaves have
fsllen.-and buried in The ground as fol.
lows: select the highes, and driesi situa.
lion in the field or garden, il possible on
, the north side OF a house. barn. or high
board fence. (bul not under trees, where
the sun never shines in winter. Law the
cuttings on the top Of the ground, side BY
side. near together bu. no, touching. CO.
yer the FIRST layer with loose fine earth
one inch. Then lay on another layer Of
cuttings, side by side, as before. and then
another layer Of earth. and so on I'LL you
have laid all the cuttings down. taking
care to press the earth firmly. Then
throw on earth. covering the whole about
one foot deep, and packing the surface
firmly. aud forming the top Of the pile
into the shape Of The roof Of house.
that IL may throw of the water. II you
have oae thousand branches you wish 10
preserve, lay down one hundred 10 each
layer. aud thus you will have ten layers.
The earth which you use should he Ia
ken from a ditch which you will dig
around The pile; and this ditch will serve
as a drain To draw of the water IRON the
pile OF cuttings. Gaze must be taken that
no inIerstices be left among the cuttings.
as the confined air it, them will cause
mlldew. and Of course the loss Of the cut
ungs. The situation should be project
ed from the sun as much as possible, that
the pile may remain frozen ali winter. as
il is the occasional freezing and tha'ring
that injuries unripened wood. Il shoGld
not be exposed to the dripping from the
caves of the house, or from trees. as that
saturaies the pile with water. This un
ipened wood, thus preserved, il taken
from the pile IN the spring and immedi-
alely planted. Without unnecessary expo
sure 70 The sir, viii grow and make IS
! fine trees as the beet matured wood.
Where trees must necessarily be taken
up aud kept oul OF Che ground during
winter. the best mode OF preserving them.
is 70 bury their roots 10 the ground iu an
erect position. in some si,ualion perfect.
lly projected from The sun. Where .
large number arctic be protected, long
she'd that win shelter them from the sun.
should be erected, open a. the sides and
ends. that . free passage may be afforded
Tor the air. The situation should be the
highest and driesi AZ command. and The
more open 10 northern exposure the
better. -. h. y. q. N
Once for al, le, i, be said. ,ha. The
.morus inul,icauliss is never injured by
cold, however intense il may be; that
they are only injured ii winter by the
sudden application Of heat while in . fro
zea state; and that the only protection
they require during winter, is 10 be pro-
ieeted from HEAT. al slliimes.
.Supposing thai . shed, as above men.
toned. has been erected Cor The purpose,
HE lrees nsay be sci as close IS possible.
merely throwing d hnle earth between The
roots. and when all are set. The trees left
standing az il they had grown there. II
any part OF the. ronts appear above
ground, they should be covered by the
application Of shovel full fearih, II
the soil beeof saady quality, H. is the
best. Clay soil,sliould. be avoided, as i
cannot be placed about die roots without
leaving cavities, which will cause mil.
dew.
Cellars, open al the north, and sonth
sides. will answer good purpose, pro-
vided they are on high situations; but il
al The foo, Of hills. they. win not do. un-
less ON The north side Of the hill.gas they
are api to be 100 damp. aud thus in warm
spells OF weslher, 10 engonder mildew.
The uexs best plan for the presersa-
lion of trees, il tha, laid down for The
preservation of unrire wood. al the be-
ginning Of this paper. II is . very labo.
4 rio,ls Ian where .,slarve number az irees