Nebraska advertiser., 1856-12-25
farmers Department.
Written for the Nebraska Advertiser.
TRANsPLANTIEG FOREST TREES.

Mr.. EDITOR:
How many lonely and barren prairie
homes might be made attractive and
beautiful, by setting out, in our yards,
the various trees that grow so plenti-
full in our forests? Why isit, that our
farmers pay so little attention to this
subject? Why do they leave their
houses and farms open to the cold
winds of winter, and scorching
sun? Why notfurnish shelter
for their stock and dwellings, in winter,
and cool, delightful shade, in summer.
A few days spent in this early day,
in procuring and setting out trees, will,
in afew years, make our prairie homes,
more beautiful than those that have
timber, of natures growth.
A little labor now spent, viii, in
few years, give our homes, in winter,
a warm protective look, and in summer,
a cool delightful appearance.
In few days, tive men, with a team
and sled, can dig, draw and set out,
quite little grove, that viii, in a few
years, make fine appearance, and do
a vast amount of good.
The best form for setting out trees
in yard, grove or park, is natures
plan, that is the irregular or promis-
cous form, set here a tree, and there
one, and yOnder another one, initiate
nature, as much as possible, have no
rows, or regular distances, about it, but
let them be set in clumps, and different
kinds mixed together.
The regular form, is too unatural
and too much of a sameness to look
well, or have pleasant appearance.
The better plan is, tohave no two trees
of kind near each other, but those Of
the greatest contrast, so as too mingle
them together as much as possible.
The best time orsetting forest trees
of large size, is when the ground is
frozen; dig around the tree, from two
to four feet from the trunk, and some.
thing like a foot or eighteen inches
deep, and then pry it out, roll it on {
sled, and take to the place for setting
out, and have your place dug out tt
receive it, and put it in, if it does mo-
fill up the hole prepared for it, finish
with other soil, and in the spring the
tree will not know it has ever beer
disturbed, but will grow right along
The most suitable kinds of trees fol
setting out, that grow in our region
here, are, think: Ash, Walnut, Elm
Hickory, Red Bud, Cottonwood, &c.-
Ash makes a fine pyramid, with
branches closely interviewer together
and is tree, when grown in an open
place, of a very fine compact form.
Walnut makes a fine open spreading
appearance, with long branching limbs
thick clustering leaves, and grows very
rapidly, and requires more space thar
most other trees.
Elm makes a very desirable tree
rich delightful appearance, and should
have place in every collection.
Hickory is too often neglected il
our choice of trees for a yard, itgrowl
tall and thrifty in an open space, mucl
like the ash, and is worthy Of plac'
in every collection.
Red Bud is a small dwarfsh tree
found in immense quantities in ou
forests, it is covered in the spring wit
beautiful red buds, and in summer an
/ fall with pods, much like the locust.
Cottonwood is rather to coarse an
of too fast a growth to be in the yard
unless it is to make shade and shelte
until other kinds are come on and the
be removed; but for shelter and shad
for cattle, it is very good kind, as it
growth is SO rapid, thatit soon answer
the purpose, for which it is set out.
There are other kinds Of trees, tha
do very well for yards, or parks, br
the above, 1 believe, are the mos
suitable Of any that grow in thi
region.
The difference of success with whic
these kinds are set out, and made
live, is very great. Ash is very SUI
cessfully transplanted, Elm and Co
tenwood also, but Walnut and Hickor
are removed with difficulty, when
much size, red bud may be transplan