The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-18

lay rnnd be made. IL another whole yea,
ip TO ,a'uaLl. ic sc lest,
/ Mos, oi The directions, given in ~,
/ preceding article nu iransp'auiiug frsi
trees. are equally apphcsLlo to shsd,
/ trees. Bat tsctc !. ono NIL essential par
of the work, without which failure !.
ahont ns certain ns the course uf wa,,i
down hill. and ,.,ni is. the trees after be-
iug .et cut must he tarfiIlly protected
from the rubbing OF stree, animals. ",
have seen trees five inches through
which had been moved with rcarlv n To-,
OF earth on the roots, all dcstruycd the
second year 10y the ,utbing Of pigs and
cattle. The tc,i, most substantial. and
most durable protection. consists of ihr,,
posts in the form of an eqnilaiernl nj.
angle. enclosing ti.c tree, with horizontal
cross pieces. or board, securely nA,led L.
the posts. This frame will bvsljcs Pre-.
ven, those. who ll,ink "a tree is vcr,
handy ohjec, to hitch horse 10. from
spoiiine i, by allowing The bor-. to gnaw
the bark. You will be- cxcccdngl,
veAed," says a late writer, in allusion 10
such a disaster. but will be consoied h.,
lhc assurance that the owner never knew
hs horse to do so beforehand ,ou vi!
wish HIM and his horse a, a,------,he end OF
their journey y
A few brief directions for planting
shade trees, may be summed up as toll
lows -
J. Dig the hole before the tree is taken
up, being large, its roots cannot hc 50
easily protected from dy ing as smaller
tree, and il should therefore be out o, the
ground as short IL period as possible.
2. II the trees are two er three inch.
Is in diameter. the hole must not be
less that six feet in diameter, and foot
and 4 half deep, and the roots Of the
tree taken up, Of nearly corresponding
size.
3. Cut round the tree two and ahall
or three feet from the stem, aud lift il out
without tearing the roots or brui,ing the
stem --- not after the recommendation
published some years ago. n, - ,'ry cure
mt mode OF removing, " cutting the roots
with an axe, and dragging the trees out
with a yoke Of oxen.
4. Gut of or thin ont onc-half or
,hrec-forlis of the top, having an eye to
the future shape OF the tree. Til. less
ems the number of leaves. the drausht i,
less severe on the roots. fewer shoots
grow the more rapidly and the wind has
less power on the tree.
D. Plant the trees no deeper than be.
fore; rs some oLe quantity remarks.
nature has attended TO the growing Of
trees some six thousand yeas, and can.
not in this particular be improved upon.
As soon rs the tree is set. then i'm
mediately erect the iripod-pro,ec,ion, al
ready described.
Z. Cover the ground several inches
deep with litter, IN a circle six feet in
diameter. The soil cannot BE- easily cui-
tivated, and lhi. mulclIing is the Lcsl sub
stitute.
Trees treated according 70 these rules,
will begin to grow Immediately, and will
form handsome, rich, dense MASSES Of
foliage. in less time than those VI wLich are
careiessly torn from the earth and ha,,i.
" planted like a fcnce-pest, can recover
from the violence which they have re-
ccived. II is better to plant tcu trees
well, than twenty or thirty badly.
Trees which hayc grown il :llc open
ground arc harder and far better than
those taken from Tie forest. Ihick
woods afford almost tie protection Of a
green house and trees removed from
them and So, out N open AR otlcn perish
solely in consequence Of thc,s tenderness.
hose from borders Of swanps are often
better than those from upland, and -. Il
mucky soil more perfectly admitting lie
entire removal Of tie roots. Tie Dis
similarity Of soil where ihcy are placed
rarely proves OF any Ici,mcit. 4, a
general rule, such trees have succeeded
much the best with Us. Ihi, J., also par
ticp!ar'y the case with 'rc1gyCC"s. y hich
always need large caie of earth 10 be
removed entire upon tie roofs. Ihi-
cake should always he large enough 10
hold the tree sliii against Tie wind with.
out any shaking IIhm Ms has tcen
doae, pe hare ne,ey lost sinqic eregrecn
Tree w nonSpiu,hiny. la the borlcra Of
swarnps. whore the muck j. shallow Oh a
har,l-pan, the roots Of evergreen trees
usually form ihitk maj Of root, oil
near tie surface cutting round one v III
n spade, allow. the ire" 10 be taken up
with great ease. the whole mass ct ,h"
root. and muck peeh"g readily OF from
the hard.pau.