The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-03-30
TRANsPLANTINo TREES.

We have been kindly fkvored with nun.
Der Of the "Horticul,urist" containing an
excellent and we'll timed article upon the
important subject Of transplsn,ing trees.
Our limits forbid its insertion entire. Il il
on emphatic answer to the question =
"Whcthcr the head or branches Of trans
planted trec should 10 pruncd a, tho time
Of plnnting?" The editor remnrks:--
"A good deal Of attention TO this suljeci
within Few years, has forced Us to believe,
against our earlier opinion, tina. pretty
severe shortening back Of tho head Of a
tree, is most decidedly beneficial, in all en-
see, except where the tree is so young that
II has suffered no loss Of roots in removal
or where the opersli "a Of taking il up has
been periormed with such extraordinary
care as 10 preserve the balance Of roots and
branches.
"Thcse are also other circumsta nces he.
sides the disturbance Of the natural proper.
ton OF these parts Of tree, which have Q
decided influence on its success and vigor-
Gus growth after bein. transplanted.
"'rhe most important ot these is the m,is
,urc Of the climate. AZ il is we'll known
that slips or cuttings Of many trees and
shrubs, will take root readily in n moist
season, or in damp situation, which almost
entirely fnil in dry one, no the facility
with which irnnsplan,ed trees tnkc root
and recover their normal condition 81
growth, is fur greater in a moist climn,e
than in dry one. Hence, j, il evident, al
glance, TINT, in n country as moist n
Great Britain, transplanting is much more
easily performed. and trees will much more
rapidly recover from the shock Of removal
than 10 country where there is more sola,
heat, and less frequent md copious sup
ply Of rnins."
Tn dry climate, md under The innu-
cncc Of bright sunshine ii is much more ne.
cessary 10 reduce the branches equally with
the roots, since the Precipitation Of the
leaves in The latter case is double that in q
moist climate. Indeed. not only do tho
buds and leaves pcrspire, but the whole 81
the bark of the younger branches suffers q
loss Of fluids through its pores in dry al.
mosphcre.
"Hencc, rs il is evident from theory a
lone, when these circumstances nrc al
considered, il is only By reducing the hcat
that we can prevent this excessive drain
upon the fluids collected by the roots Of tho
newly moved tree, which, ii too great, mus,
prove fatal to its life. ="
After detailing few experiments illus
trn'ing and proving the correctness Of hi.
conclusion, the editor observes:-
.'Lnking nj these practical demonstra,
tions with others TINT we have NJ, room 1.
detail at presently VIC nre obliged to say
ihat we must recommend, for this climate
the Continental rather than tho English
mode in ,ransplan.ing. We think, il all
cases, where the roots Of the trees arc large
and they have moi been removed with unu
snal care, or where they nre small aud
have lost n portion Of their roots in tho re-
m"vnl, corresponding part Of the branch
es should also be prnnsd AWAY before &c.
planting them. In small trees, il will usu.
ally be quite sufficient 10 shorten back hali
The current ycar's growth; in larger trees
double that quantity may he cut Of will
advantage; aud in particular cnscs, where
but bali the roots, owing 10 carcicssness or
hnd management, hive been obtained, half
the top should also be cat III. 10 preserve
the balance, md thereby the life Of the
tree"
u, 10 owing TO this disproror,on, tina, many
trees in this country, which start into leaf, and
grow very well till July, die when the greater
perspiiraiion Of tho leaves takes place in that
month.