The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-04-18
on TRANSATLANTIC LARGE TREES.

ceed here, where eIms and naples do, il.
that the former unlucklly haye few strong
or tap roots running downward, while the
latter have great masses of fibrous roots
running near the surface Of The ground.
And now, having reduced our class Of
available subjects TO elms and naples, lei,
US inquire what is the best method of trans
planting them.
The first point regards the section Of The
trees Themselves. And here Sir Hem,
Stuart, or his book would each many plant
ers piece ofrcal tree-craft which they are
ignorant Of; and that is, that there is as
much difference, in point Of hardness and
power Of endurance, between tree taken
out Of the woods, where il is sheltered by
other trees, and one taken from the open
field, where il stands alone, exposed to the
fullest influences of wind and storu, liyh,
aud sunshine, as there is between a I'm
guild drawing room Top and robust Graen
Mountain boy. For this good and suliicien,
rcason, always choose tree Tint grows
alone, in an open site, and 10 n soil that will
allow you to retain considerable ball Of
roots entire.
"IIow large an elm or maple may we
transplant" Our answer 10 this question
might be, as large as you can afford-but
for the difficulty Of managing very large
tree when out oflhe ground. That i, may
be done, is now well established fact, and
hence the only question is as 10 its cxped-
ency. Trees from twenty to thirty feet in
height we conceive TO be, ON the whole, the
most suitable size.
There are twomodes now in considerable
use for moving trees Of this size; the first is
the Stuart mode, 10 be performed in spring
or autumn; the second, the frozen ball nude,
to be performed in winter.
The Stuart mode is the best for trees Of
the largest size. In this mode The roosare
laid bare with the greatest care every rooi,
as far as possible, being preserved. The
wheels arc then brought up TO the tree, the
axle made fast TO The body with stnfline
between, toprevcnt injury to the bark, and
The pole is tied securely 10 the trunk and
branches higher up. A long rope or ropes
being now fixed to the pole and The branch
cs, the pole serves as lever, pud tiIe top
is thus brought down, willie the mass Of
roots is supported upon the nxle. After
the tree is properly balanced on the car
riaee, horses are attached, nnd il is trans
ported TO the hole prepared for il.
This mode is one y hich requires good
deal Of practical skill in the management
Of roots md in the whole art of transplant
ing, though great effects may be produced
by il in the hands of skIiful workmen.
rransplnn,ing with frozen ball is n
good deal prac,ccd in this country, and is
much the cheapest and most perlec. m dc
for trees Of moderately large size; tha, is 10
s,y, trees from twenty 10 thirty icct ligh.
| and whose trunks measure from six inches
to foot in diameter. Trees Of this pro
portion are indeed The most suitable for the
establishment Of new places, since they
unite immediate Leanty oi effect with com.
p,ra,ise cheapness in removal. while il re-
quires less mechanical skill TO remove them.
The process oi removing tree with q
frozen ball is a simple one, especially i
performed in The early part of winter, while
there is yet but lilile frost in the ground.
In the first place, the hole should be m .le
ready* and pile Of suitable soil laid By The
side Of il aud covered with straw 10 upreven,
its being frozen when wanted.
Then trench is dug all around the tree
in order TO leave ball OF earth Of from six
Is eight feet in diameter. The trench
should lie wide enough TO allow The operator
gradually to undermine the ball OF roots, so
,ha, ut last the tree iist stands, us !, we're.
upon Que leg. In this condition lie, the ball
be exposed 10 sharp frosty night, that il
might freeze quite firmly. The next day
you approach the subject with common
low sled or stone boat, drawn by pair or
two Of oxen Tor, if The tree measures only
six inches, pair Of horses will do) The
tree with its ball is now thrown tc one side;
the sled is then placed under the ball on
the opposite side; then the tree is righed,
the Lall placed upon the middle Of The sled.
and the whole drawn out Of The hole. A
teamster otvery little practice will now see
al glance how TO balance his load upon
The sled, and, once on level ground, il is no
difficult matter to drag the whole for halt q
mile. or more 10 its final location.
After the tree is placed in the hole prevl-
ously prepared for ii, the good soil must he
closely pressed around The ball and the
trunk supported in i'splace ill after the
eqninoc,ial rains, by stakes or braces.
To make hardy tree grow three times
as fas, in summer rs it usually does 1--WE
speak now, Of course, Of trees in common
soil J il is only necessary that il should have
three times the depth for The roots 10 grow
in, aud three times the amount Of food Tor
its consumption while growing.
And, first ofull; for very rapid and Iuxn-
RANT growth in our climate, the soil must
he deep-deep--decp. Three feet Of
,rcnching or subsoiing is imperative; and
VIC have seen astonishing results where
places for trees twelve feet broad end five
feet deephave tscn prepared for them. 1t