New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-03-14
SETTING OFT TREES.

The spring season Is now approaching, and with
IL the time 10 set out trees. Autumn ls generally
preferred for this work, but believe II IS con-
ceded, especially, upon clay land, that, trees be
advantageousy set out IN the splng. In regard 10
the manner of setting out tree it is presumed that
there can be no doubt but that trees should be set
in soil; which is but vague remark, when the
term soil is taken in It's general acceptation. SOIL,
agrlcuturaly should mean the admIxture OF earibs
! and vegetable mould which Is the general chsrac-
tenstic of the surface of new land. SubsoI, al
though IT may contain organic matter, IS quite
different; since the organic matter II contains II
rot In the form Of vegetable mould. Trees shouip
no, be SET in the suhsoi neither IN bed OF inonlu
but in the mixture OF mould and earth, CONSTITUTING
soil.
In setting out trees them open hole by relllov,
ing the surface OF the soil and putting II a5iue ,ba
heaps, then dig TO the proper depths, tnIo"s .e
subsoil in separate heaps; no" P.ace ~. ~ trees
soil the bottom of the holes piah.SS sj he roofs
in il Jbis soil should be sufficient 10 pea e ioo;1
and cover them well; if il is not, make ihlo sol.
The subsoil that YOU have thrown out, oy aoiiALs
with :, tbs ;nsolube vegetables mould OF tiie foft7''
or ,ha, of well dry rotted peat straw weeos' onps;
&c this done fl g 5p2 fsq Of The holes, that must
hs ef 70 the Judgment Of the farmer, as respects
~ .it ~ nf hi land The roots must be where
heat Air. and moisture can get at them
Il the land be sandy they ho4a not D., be Sc, loo DO
nsvev they should not be set too deep lest they be-
come con- too cold To form proper Judgment step
INFO different woods, notice the difference IN the
nature Of the soils, and the depths at which trees
plant themselves, make then little allowance Tor
open exposure, and your judgment viii come about
right.
il will be folly TO talk about mGp,uang a tree,
but TO make soil, for it Is quite different thing.
We have been prompted to take up this subject in
this manner from the following fact person who
thought he understood the management OF trees,
procured 100 fae young peach rees of nursery;
man, and undertook 10 Sc, them out, his method
was as follows: pits dug three feet deep, in the
bottom OF which he put The surface soil, filling up
about one foot then one foot depth of roted muck,
in other words vegetable mould, in Which the trees
were planted, and then one foot Of subsoil placed
on top; by accident, one tree out OF the hundred
lived, and with that, if we have not mistaken, he
fell short of muck, and consequently the tree was
planted in the subsoll having The soil underneath,
The fault was in the trees-handsomer we had
never seen-,hen 1t was Ia spring pldntng[who
would dispute it? Yet we would, from know
ledge of the treos and Of the rotted muck made use
OF feel perfectly safe in venuring the remark that
had the subsoil and rooted muck been well mixed
together and the trees planted therein, there is at
least the probability that the hundred fine peach
trees would have now been in fine growing con-
dtion INew-York Farmer.