The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-11-23
Remarks On Transplating Fruit Trees.

Remarks On Transpating Fruit Trees.
In ransplanting Tees much depends up
on the knowledge ndskill exercised. Thou
sands Of fine trees are lost every year through
the ignorance aud careiessness Of trans
planting.
In planting an Orchard. LEI the ground be
made mellow by deep ploughing Forstree
Of moderate size the hole should be dug 3 Or
4 .eet in diameter. and l5 inches deep. A.
ter having dug the hole, as above directed,
throw rich dirt back into the hole.
Avoid deep planting a tree planted
too deep will struggle 70; years without
making much growih-the roots being down
in the hard, cold, clay subsoiI, where there
is no fertility, no nourishment 10 grow the
tree; where the fibrous roofs cannot find
their way through the ground readily. and
where the water, portion Of the year at
least, stands about the roots, much 10 the in
Jury OF the tree. We recotrmend that you
leave the tree up, so thbt the roots n sy
have the benefit Of the sun air. light, the
gentle showers, aud the rich top soil, in
which the roots may run out 10 guest of
food, 80 essential 10 the growth Of the tree.
ANY bruised or broken roots should be
cut OF smoothly with . sharp knife, from
The under side. 20 tha fbres which may
shoot from the edges Of the cut shall strike
down into the ground, instead of upward as
ii commonly is. When there are several
roots to be cut off, cut off some OF the
limbs Of lhe tree ~ correspond with the loss
u the roots.
Hold the tree npris't while another per-
son, mukirg the csr,h fine aud mellow, grad
ually distributes Il among the roo,s around
them and over them. The great secret lies
In carefully filing in the mculr, 50 that
every root, snd even the smallest hbre may
me, tho soil. snd TO secure this, let tie
person with bis hsnds spread ont the email
roots, and I'll In the earth nicely around
every one. a',ef With pour IN half 10 bucket
II water. This uili settle the soil rsf'yinc
the licuid mould ID every hidden part, and
lnl ~ tie yacsncies That may remain
Wsita few minutes until the water has
sunk away, aud ,hen Oil up around the uee
with rch top soil. Always stake. aud te
iwih straw banl u pIesent the Mind blow
ing 'he tree stouf.
For Fan Planting. mise mound d caril
lo or IL inches high around th- stem oI me
Tree, o,xriude mice and protect The roVi'
from the acliun Vt The Irost cursng The wsn'
Ter. la the spring remove this mound, %
portion IL il, and mulch literally with chip
ldmt, tanbsrk. sawius', leaves, rhasines, o.
hait roi,ed straw, not pi;ing il immediaiei,
arains, The tree, but beginning at the tres
spreading il out ,, D, TO feet and wasf
down the sink with strong soap snds. II
literally mulched, should the sumner be
dry, the ground will remain mcis', on the
other hand Should Il be wet. she tree being
up, tie water can soak away from the roots
and The trees make iide growth during ths
summer. The AFTER anngcmens and sub
50 quen, growth o. trees will depend on elea'
aud mellow cultivation.
Generally, young trees will grow from ter
70 twenty times as fast II the ground is cul
,iyn,ed with some low head crop, than !
suffered 10 grow among weeds and grass
Devote little spot ot ground 70 the cus'va
,ion Of fruii, and don't make rssiure'ot 2
the misunderstanding in calves 70 browse o.
the young trees.
The usual distance for planning The appl'
lie 80 feet. Pears, standard 30 feet Pears
dwarf, s to 10 feet. Cherry, ID 70 20 feet
Grape, 4 feet; Cuirsn,, Goosberry, Rssoer
ry, and Blackberry, 8 to s feet; S1awber'
ries, 10 rows two feet apart and " 10 IS In
ches ssunder, with covering Of straw 9
leaves in the Fall. te be removed ~ Oh
Spring. ! BOWEK.
Mani City. Montgomery Co. Ohio.
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