The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-06-03
Watering the Tops of Newly
Transplanted Trees.

by 8. G. PERKINS, ESQ. or BOSTON, MASS.
II the tree does not put out shoots in the
spring. at the usunl Time, or MS soon us others
do that are planted Mt the same time, give il
one good watering at the roots, and no more
while II remains in dormant state: bur iflhe
bark remains fresh, or does not turn blnck.
'oash The head and trunk with II watering pot
or syringe every evening at shutdown until it
hegIns to shoot or grow, when you may cease,
watering the head, and water the roots if re-
CURED. have had trees remain until the
last OF July without putting out leafOr shoot
otany kind, and after that become as fine
specimens as any in my garden.
Watering the head aud body of Il tree that
Is tnrdy III putting forth its shoots, is the SAT-
est, and indeed the only sure mode Of bring
ing them out, while continued watering OF
The roots is almost sure destruction to them.
Trees planted on souh wall or fence,
that 90 not put out shoots in due season,
should he covered for several hours when the
sun is out, the weather be warm. The
leaves may be considered Il sort of suction
pump, which draws up the moisture from its
roots and produces It's increased growth.
whereas tree without leaves, aud that is not
already attached to the ground, has no means
OF carrying offthe moisture from the roots.-
FOR example, oItwo branches of equal size
and weight, the one with leaves aud the 9th
err without them, arc placed in vessels con-
tanning an equal quantity of water, and eX-
posed TO the sun, the one having leaves will
take up the greater part of the liqnid, willie
the other VIII consume comparatively little.
Some ten years ago. imported from Par
Is 2lU pear trees on ounce stocks, whose
roots, on their arrival, found 10 he entirely
black and dead. lshaved offwitlI drawing
knife all the roots down TO the stump. These
planted in trenches,tying them to cross-bars
To Keep them firm, and then filed up the
trench with good soil. The heads and bod
les OF these trees were regularly washed in
dry weather, until they began 10 sprout,which
most ofthem did in abundance during The.
summer, and finally saved out oflIIe whole,
number, ia, which became as well rooted,
ana as good trees as my in my garden.
Ihls has happened more Than once. Three
or lour years ago. imported among other
trees, twenty plum trees, from six to seven
feet high, the heads Of which had been bud
ded the previous year in France. These buds
had grown from nine TO twelve inches long.
and were perfectly fresh when they arrived,
but the roots on examination were found en-
tlrely dead. Two ofthese I gave away. One
was good for nothing, and the other seven
teen, planted in my garden, having cut OUT
all the roots that had tibres, they being en-
tirely dead. Que ofmy men said that might
as well plant my walking stick. Sixteen of
these are now i1ourishng trees, well grown
and well rooted, new roots being induced by
means of washing the upper part ofths tYee
Remdrks-The foregoing will please such
of our readers as like plain, sensible advice
from thoroughly practical man. We have
ourselves seen with great surprise and sats-
faction, the trees referred to as having been
so successfully trunsplanted by Mr. Perkins,
under what were the most unfavorable cir.
cumstances. The great advantage Of The
mode he practices, of a0atering the bark and
not watering The roots of tree, in a half
dorman; state, our correspondent thorough
~ convinced us of in his own garden.-Dotc-
ning's Horticultural.