The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-02-06
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tree sent from our establishment should
be tr~ansplanted in the very best manner
flor it is in this that the reputation of
nursery in a measure depends,) we deem
it necessary to give a short chapter on
this subject. Many persons plant a
tree as they would a post ; they do not
consider that a tree lisa nicely organized
production, as surely affected by good
transplanting as an animal is by good
keeping. In planting and orchard, first
let the ground be made mellow by re-
peated and deep ploughing. and then OBJ
serve the following rules
l. 1t requires two persons to plant
a tree properly.
2. The holes for receiving the trees
shouldDe sufficiently large land deep
to admit the roots entire, without bend
ing or crowding them.
8. Trees should never be planted
more than an inch or two deeper than
they we're in the nursery. Deep plant
ing is often fatal, and always injurious
(though the sabsoil should be thorough
ly broken up say to the depth of three
feet.)
4. All broken or bruised roots should
be cut off smoothly, with a sharp knife,
on the other side ! and be sure and
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correspond with the roots, so as to re-
store the tree to a proper balance.
5. Let one hold the tree upright while
another person is gradually distributing
the earth among the roots. The main
secret lies in carefully filing in the
mould, so that every root, and even the
smallest fbres shall meet the soil and
to secure this, let the operator with his
hands spread out the small roots and
fill in the earth nicely around every one.
Shake the tree gently while the filing
is going on. Nine tenths of the deaths
by transplanting arises from the hol-
lows left among tho roots of the trees by
a rapid and careless mode of merely
shoveling the earth around them.
6. After the tree .is thus planted,
press the soil gently but firmly with the
foot. Water issaot often necessary, a.
though it is an exceii0s. plan iif the
roots are dry to wet them before plant
ing; andifit should be very dry for ten
or twelve days after planting, one gen.
erous supply ofrain or pond water may
be beneficial, if some litter is placed
around the roots at the same time.
z. Trees planted in the fall should
not be watered the autumnal rains will
be sufficient.
8. If the trees are likely to be thrown
out by the frost o fthe first winter, throw
up a short mound of earth about the
stems; or, if in the orchard, plough so
as to turn the back burrows up to each
row, but remove it again in the. spring.
IF the orchard be properly drained as
orchards should be, there will be no dan
ger or trouble from the FROSTY
9. If your soil is not good remove it
from the holes and substitute good gar
den Tor forest) mould-always remem-
Der that plants must have food. By en-
and improving the soil by good
compost, five times the common growth
may be realized. No one can reasona-
bly, expect that young trees will thrive
in old sod land but when a young or
chard must be kept in grass, a circle
always be dug around each tree,
covering the extremities of the roots
of the land will cause the
trees to grow more in Eve years than
hey will in ten years when it is allowed
remain in grass.