Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-26

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be set 10 trees, and if each farmer could be in
duced to set them out against his own land, the
whole country might in a few years present con
tnuous avenue of shade. Almost every farmer
has, or should have, road through his farm. This
should also be sci to Trees at such distance apart
not TO materially injure the land for cultivation.
In dry climate like ours, where the is un-
clouded for weeks together, II is of great impor-
lance to have the land studded with trees. In
fact the trees improve the soil by protection from
the suns rays, more than they iDjure crops by
shade. la Great Britain more attention is paid to
this subject than in this country yet there is moth
ing like the necessity for shade trees there here
There the sun is clouded good part of the time
from May to November, and the GOODNESS of the
atmosphere renders shade less necessary than
here.
As to the kinds of trees to be planted, more has
formerly been said than was necessary Almost
any forest tree looks well when growing single,
as an ornamental, or shade tree. Thenas 10 dis
lance apart the trees should stand, all will depend
on circumstances. For village, elms should be
set at IA greater distance apart than aples, be-
cause elms branch out and extend their limbs
much further than do naples. Among the ever
green's that should be planted are the native hem
lock, and the Norway spruce-two as fine stand
ard trees as can be grown. They look well when
they are nifty teet high or more, whereas many of
the cedars, after they twenty or thirty feet
high, present rather a still appearance. Many
complain OF the difficulty Of making evergreens
live, when transpanted, But think this is ow
ing TO there not being taken up with sufficient
care have lransplanled evergreens from eight
to ten feet high without the loss o. "a tree Hem
locks-and suppose it to be the case with most
evergreens-throw out the majority of their roofs
near the surface, so that when the tree is taken
up, surface OF soil and roots as large as two
bushel basket should be taken no and removed
with the tree. 1t will require the strength of two
or three men 10 do this. The trees wnen man.
aged IN this way and properly set out, will do
well, whether set in fall or spring.
As 10 the general management OF planting trees.
OF course all depends on the manner in which the
trees are removed and set in their new beds. In
transpanting declduous trees, | think those that
are from an inch and half or two inches in d.
ameter al the base, will do better than those of
larger growth. lfthe top is removed and the tree
trimmed to a bare pole, it will generally succeed
the best. Ordinarily not more than one half of
the roots of tree can be removed, even when
the work is done in the most careful manner so
that 1t is necessary to remove the tops in proper
ton. Small trees, Of from six to ten feet in
height, carefully removed, might be set with the
Top lett on Much lost time is spent in setting
trees too deep in the soil. Planters sci trees deem
IN order to make them stand the drouth, and live
and grow well; but in fact, this course is about
the quickest way to kill trees. They should be
set as near the surface of the soil as practicabIe
and have the upper roots well covered, which
Will be little lower than they originally stood
vi course every one knows that the holes should
be dug large according to the size of the tree and
the extension of the roots, allowing room for the
roots to expand in mellow soil. If the ground
should be ii hard gra vel, the hole should be made
SIX, eight or ten feet in diameter, according to the
size OF the lree-the earth removed, and its place
supplied with good rich loam A compost made
of swamp muck mixed with good manure, leaves,
&c, well decomposed, should be at hand, and
mixed In with the soil in setting each tree. The
soil should be well worked in around the small
roots OF the tree, and gently pressed down with
the foot
Where there is large number of trees to be
set, lei all the holes be dug first Then let what
compost and extra loan is wanted be placed at
each hole. Cast away the bottom or subso. sup
plying It's place with good loan. Then let set
OF hands (two men) or two sets of hands flour
men, set out the tree--as two men are needed to
set out tree, any way, and often three or four
men II the trees are large and heavy. If the trees
are set in The fall, let the soil be hea ped up against
It, hive or SIX inches, TO throw off the water that
might otherwise accumulate around it. and 10
support it against winds When spring opens,
this soil should be leveled down, or left in the
form of dish, to gather the water round the tree
10 summer. 1t often happens in times of great
drouth, that trees just planted, die A mulch of
spent tan bark placed around each tree and wet
once or twice week, would in most cases save
the trees. Where cattle are allowed to run at
large (Which by the way is great nusance), the
trees planted by the road side should be boxed or
fenced to protect them.
understand that fine apple orchards have been
obtained by setting the trees on the surface of the
ground, and covering the roots with EARTH raising
mound around the tree. This plan would not
be advised, however, excepting where the sub
soil is wet, and in such case it should be under
drained before setting The trees.
In these remarks. have made no allusion TO
planting large trees-that is such as are from six
to ten inches in diameter This is usualy-done
by what is called the "frozen bal'' method
Just before winter sets in, select your trees, dig
a large trench five or six feet from the BODY
around each tree, cutting off all the roots except
those of the bottom Let the tree stand till the
earth is frozen into a solid ball. Then with
team and OK sed or stone boat, and a number of
hands with bars and levers, the tree NAV be rails.
ed out OF It's bed and placed on the sled or boat,
and so carried to its resting place, which should
have been previously prepared. Trees of that
SIZE, transplanted in this way, may be set with
the whole top on. Where new place is being
laid out and shade is needed, it is money and time
well laid out to set out IA few such trees. Shade
trees when left to themselves will often throw
out branches horizontally, or shoot them up in
splndlng manner. In such case, shortening, or
cutting off the branches all round the tree, will
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This plan is applicable to all fruit trees, and in
particular to the peach tree, as is well known.
IL. DURAND.
Derby, Ct, Nov. 9TH, 1853.