The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-04
IS treet Shade Trees.

We would briefly remind those who can frul
rho difference between lnrc lines of build
Iug, aud dry, glaring, mud dusty streets, on
tle one hand, and the soiness, hlNuriaucc.
the iulornUuablo beauty Of masses Of green
Collage, aud tic refreshing shade ofour huc-l
firosI trees pinntcd IN villages aud 10y road
sides, on the othor,--wc would rcmind lcsc
chat the IiHlo Inns now como cor aelinn-uo
dony must ho made, # another whole year Is
go valuable le9 hs lost
Most of the directions, given IN lC sue
cccding article on Irnli~Iunting fun trees
-uro equally applicable TO shade trees. But
there il QUO all essential part of tho work,
without which future is about NJ certain NJ
dlo course Of water down hill, aud thai -,
shc trees nllcr being sol out must bo careful.
~ projected from tho rIhhlng of street nui-
mails. We have seen trees five inches tilro',
which had been moved with nearly ton at
earth on the roots, NIL destroyed tho second
lcu lay tie rubbing of pigs aud cattle. The
tEst, most substantial, Hud most durable pro-
tociion, consists Of three posts in tie form OF
an cquilaterul triangle. enclosing the tree
with hofi2nnial crnss pieccs., ar boards so.
curoly nailed TO The posts. This frame will
besides prevent those, who think tree is a
very handy ohlect 10 hitch horse To, from
spelling 1t by allowing tho horse 20 gnnw the
bark. "You will he exceedingly vcxed,' says
~ lulu III hllhhlNil 10 SUCH ~ NlT'lN''i e
.bui sill hc oonSo'ed ny the assurance that tho
owner never knew his horse to do 20 before
and you will wish him aud his horse at
Gho end Of their jourmeym
a few brief dirnclious for plaatiug shade
Sroos, may bp summed up rs iollows:
Z. big the hule before tlle tree Is thkuu
mp, being large. its roots cannot Tee 80 cuslly
protected from dying rs n smaller tree, and
IL should therefore be out Of the ground m
short aperiod MS possible.
2. i'thu trees UrU two or three inches IN
dinmetrh-ru holes must not bo less than six
feet in tiutneicr, and loot and a half deep.
and the roots oflhc tree taken up, of nearly
corresponding size.
g. Cut round tho tree two and n half or
throc feet from the stem, aud liii it out with
ont tearing the roots or bruiSlng the stem
not after the recommendation published
some years ago, as "a UcIy edr(iM modo ct re-
IIuYIn, " ~ atlssAcr aud
dragging The trees ont with n yoke OF oAcnH
A. Cut of or Thin out ono.half or rhreo-
fuurlhs OF tho top having an eye TO the fl-
Iurc Shape of tho tree THIS lessons the
nufnher of leaves, the draugtit is less severe
ON the roofs, tower shoots grow more rapid
Nv and the wind has less power on tho tree.
s. Plant the tree no deeper than before; us
come one quantity REMARKS, mature has Mt.
tended To the growing OF trCGB 5urIU ETv rfTUrT.
snnd years, and cannot in this particular he
improved upon.
q. As soon as the tree is set, then immc-
diotely cree, the tripod protection, already
described.
z. Cover the ground several inches deep
with litter, in circle six feet in diameter
The soil cannot be easily cultivated, md this
mulching is the best substitute
Trees treated according to,thcsc rules, will
4 al, Il ,Nill for,
handsome, rich. dense masses of foliage, in
less time than those which -nre cnrolessly
torn from the earth aud Hastily planted like u
fence post, can recover Gom the violence
which they have received. II is better TO
plant ten trees well, than twenty or thirty
Uadiy.
Trees which have grown in The open
ground nro harder aud far better than those
,aken from the forest. Thick woods afford
ninos, the protection OF u green house; and
frees removed ftom them aud set out in open
dir often perish solely in consequence otthcu
tenderness. Those from borders of swumps
are often bcterihnn those from upland, the
soft nucl<y soil more perfectly admitting thc
entire removal of the roots. The dissimihr
iiy of soilwhere they are placed rarely prove
of any detrinenf. As general rule sucl
trees have succeeded mich the hest with us
This * particularly The case with cuergrccns
which always need large cake OF earth Il
Uc romoyPd Cutirc upon The Toots. fhI'
cake shond always lac large enough TO hole
,hG tree still arnns, the wind wi;hoiF any
stalking Hheh his has BEEN done, IRE hare ner
ar lost a single Tree by hGpPlgntWg. IN Hl'
-hnrders of swnmps, where the muck Is slnl
low UT II trrrrlt--t+ -+l+.4-EPnts of evergreen
trees usually form ihick mat OF roofs al
Gcar the surface; cutting round ono with