White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-15
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Autumn Planting.

Autumn planting Oh HUH uees ehu 1ai
deciduous trees at the West has been but
very limited, and in most cases where
trees, especially fruit, have been 50 plant
ed, failure has. to q great extent, been
the result. The failure is, however. more
attributable to the fact that the trees have
in most cases been subjected to ruinous
process of having the leaves stripped of
in order to allow early digging OF the
tree, and applies mainly to the trees that
have been purchased at the East, AMI de-
Iivered on contracts that could not be met
in time. if "dams old nature were al
lowed sufficient time for the removal Of
the foliage by frosts, AMI due ripening
Of the wood.
These circumstances. together with the
long railroad delays consequent to East
ern purchase, anil the fact that Autumn
planting has not been properly perform
ed, have all contributed to make Autumn
planting at the West and South vastly
unpopular. Trees, with few exceptions,
Ito which we shall sllude, when planted
in the Autumn. are far more likely to
live and do well than SIMILAR trees plant
ed in the Spring. The operation only
differs from Spring planting in the fol-
lowing particulars: The soil should be so
drained that no stagnant water will re-
main about the roots of the trees. On
dry sandy. or gravel soils, no trouble of
this kind need be apprehended. And on
clay or reteutive soils, the surplus may
all be thrown off from about the tree,
by simply raising mound of earth if-
1een or twenty inches high directly about
the stem of the tree. allowing the mound
raised to extend beyond the edge Of the
hole previously dug for the reception of
the tree. This mound should be trodden
down firmly abont the tree, to hold it in
an upright position during Winter. In
che Spring. the earth should be removed
to level of the surrounding soil, and a
thick coating of mulch directly applied.
The advantages of Autumn planting
are equal to one years growth Of the trees
over Spring planting, as the latter gene
rally show and the difference in the loss
of Spring over Autumn planting, where
both have been well done, is equal to
twenty-five per cent. one year with an
other.
Trees planted in Autumn. ore ready at
the first opening of Spring to push their
buds, as the examinations of the roots has
already taken place-it always must, be-
fore the commencement of the growth.
This granulation requires some two to
four weeks after the tree is planted, before
it is of any benefit to the newl y planted
tree, and before new roots can be emitted.
which always shoot cut from the granu-
lations. T Eel
Thus it will be perceived that c tree
planted in Autumn has great advantage
over one planted in the Spring, in the
emission of new roots, and consequent
early and vigorous growth, which is Of
vast importance in our climate.
Spring planting is seldom finished be-
fore the middle of May. and three years
in every five we are visited with extreme
heat and drouth in the month of June,
at which time Spring planted trees are IN
process of rapid granulation and ennis
sion Of new roots, 1.-THE most critical pc
riod with newly planted trees, which are
easily destroyed by heat and drouth, and
the tree withers anil dies. owing to the
fact that the roots, so far as furnishing
sap to the tree, anil supplying an amount
of fluid equal to the evaporation from
the stem and branches, are entirely iaad
equate.
1t will thus be perceived that Autumn
planted trees have some four weeks the
start Of Spring planting in this important
particular.
Evergreen trees should not be planted
in the Fall, and the planting of all tender
trees and shrubs should be deferred until
Spring, unless sheltered and well protect
ed situations are atainable.
The success Of cherry plantations is
greatly advanced by Autumn planting,
and all other trees and shrubs. grapes,
DC. that commence growth early in the
Spring.