The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-02-07
Trailsplnntilsg Fruit Frees.
BY ii. e, VAIL,

The autumn is favorable time for
making plantations Of hardy trees,
such as apples, pears, cherries, ounces
and pIums. The more tender yaric
ties of fruit trees are frequently set
out in the fall with success, yet the
spring is the better season for rcmov.
ing the peach, apricot: ncclarine, and
even the plum.
The taste for fine fruit is becoming
more general, and we believe that as
men become more civilized and refined.
they will give q greater share of their
attention to the cultivation Of the soil
particularly to the propagation OF
fine varieties of fruit Thousands Of
acres of land have been devoted to
orchards within u few years; still the
price of fruits in our great cities is
probably higher at the present time
than 1t was ten years ago. even If We
allow for the scarcity of fruit this sea.
son, which has caused an advance in
price. In short, the public taste is
rapidly undergoing an educational
course. which renders it almost an i'm
possibility to overstock the markets
with good fruits at rcmuncratinp pri.
ccs.
Fruits should be grown more ex-
tcnslvely for home consump,ion.-
There are hundreds of farmers whose
families know nothing Of the luxury
of having abundance of fine fruit on
their own farms; who probably, never
piucked Iuc'"ns pear or ripe, blush
ing peace from q tree Of their own
Too often we see few fruit trees
careIessiy set ai"ngside stone wall,
or in some neglected corner where
: they never receive attention, instead
of having field set apart and culiya.
ted especially for the production of
fruit, which may be thus obtained in
any quantity and to suit The taste OF
the most refined amateur.
+ We are highly gratified at the in.
creasing demand for fine fruits. and to
notice the number of trees sold unnu.
al. ~ our lcat."g nurscrymen. We
are equally ygtieved TO witness tho
r.:sclC@S .lincr Iii-wGIch nine tcr;hs
of them are placed out, under IT,,
name of setting, which is yer, proper
for they are set with TO more care
than if they were posts, or some othc,
liiclcss thing. 1t never seems to Ell
{ ter the brains of some people that {
tree is IN organized body, possessed
Of vitality, and the roots, etc, acting
AS c"nduits for supplying the means
, OF sustaining its vitality and increasing
its mass. Such is the case. however
and therefore, after having used tho
proper discretion in selecting the righ,
kind and quality Of tree, as to visor
form, etc, the best mode of transplant
ing should be understood and acted
upon. Take two plots Of ground OF
equal size and transplant trees, equal
in every respect, into both. Plant the
one with care, the other in the ordina.
rs manner and at the end of ten years
the former will bc SO far superior that
no amount of care or manurinp will
bring the latter TO the same state.
Those persons who are about to
transplant fruit trees would do well to
observe few facts. Nurseries, in
which trees arc grown until large
enough for the orchard, arc generally
III excellent condition, the soil made
rich by frequent and plentiful manur.
ing, and kept clean by cultivation;
hence in removing trees it is we'll to
select rs fertile Il soil ns possible in
which to set them. Trees should new.
er be pulled or twisted out of IN.
ground, but always carefully taken up.
II necessary to sever roots, it should
be done with u sharp spade or other
!, proper tool. Care should always be
taken to preserve all the small roots.
for they are invaluable to the health
and prosperity of the tree. Exposure
to the sun and wind will so shrivel up
the roots rs TO unfit them for the per
lormancc of'hcir regular functions. -
Hundreds Of trees are lost annually
from this cause alone. All injured
roots should be removed carefully,
with q clean cut made by sharp
knife, the tops trimed just in propor
ton to the mutilation Of the root
The practice of removing all or near.
~ all, the top of trees trnnsplanted is
inJutlicious. The leaves are required
to perfect their organization, and these
are more readily developed on the
younger than on the more matured
portions of a tree. The holes for the
reception of the roots should be spa.
cIous-trom four to six feet in diane.
ter, and never less than two and half
feet in depth. 1t must be recoIIec,ed
that il the spot where tree is to
stand be not well prepared before it is
set, 1t never Can be done afterward, and
that their roots extend wider and deem.
or than those Of ordinary crops. hence
the soil must be looscned to greater
extent to enable them to travel without
hindrancc. The soil removed from
the bottom of the hole should never
be returned to it. Its place must be
supplied with that Of q better quality.
Where rich earth can be readily ob.
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