Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-09-21

Tree Plsnting.
Questions are continually asked in rala.
tion 70 the best mode of planting pear and
otner KIND OF trees. We would an.,vevi -.
relation to all trees, that the hole mAaa;
tue ground to receive them. shouId b.a+
no relation to the size of the tree ~ tba.
Time OF putting it out, bat the antie;nated
size after few years of fgrowth sbouId r.tb.
er be the guide for the opening into which
1t IS to be placed. Our practice with ,ba
smallest pear tree, is to dip the holes +o,+r
feet deep and four feet in diameter .,,I.s;.as
the sursace-sol taken from the borsa ao,s.LS-
left side, and the su5-soil on the r;ebt
when the hole is perfected, with an ordi1
nary ionrteen-lnch augur, such as is used
10 Puttlng ont telegraph posts, bore hole
four feet deep in the bottom Of thfs>tree
noles Lhls enters the soil readily, and VIII
: = - -. = Freely 70 that distance then turn
IN the ii6le. audHssnus = i
draining Of the space above Fill tue hole
entirely up with surface soil, FIRST throw
ing the soil on the left side of the hole,
next peeling off the snrface-soil from that
tree to the next, and filing the opening
with it. The sub-soil removed from the
hole may replace this surfacesoil, and by
be operated upon so as to form some good
soil at some future time While this is
being done under the operation of Natures
laws, the tree, planted in the kind of open
ing we have described, is surrounded by
mass Of pabulum capable of sustaining 1T
for many years. Its free condition causes
this cistern to be capable of receiving read
lily the fertilizing gases from the atmos-
phere, and affords an easy entrance to the
dews The roots of tree so planted will,
permeate the whole mass of the surface
soil to the depth of four feet while the tap
| root, in the time of drouth, would pass
down into the opening made by the augur
to secure moisture. Provided in the To-
ring of this hole water should rise, it isa
clear indication that understanding is pos
4 itivey necessary before success can occur,
i in the growing of pears at least indeed,
this is true of all trees. With the pear,
the requirements are phosphate and pot
! ash, and these may be freely used
Tho letter of l.. Berkmans, published
some years ago in the Working Farmer,
4 settles the question permanently. lie had
imported number of trees from Europe,
q which, after long voyage, gave indica-
>, tions of being injured. Those to which
were applied nitrogenized phosphates were
' recovered and grew finely, while those with
y which it was omitted did not succeed
il This style of planting may seem trouble
~ 81 some to those who have adopted the moro
.v careless method: bot they should rcncm-
Of Der that it secures continued success; and
ee we attribute our success in pears-for we
1e have never failed with any one kind, or
- any one tree-chiefy to the thorough
manner in which we have put them out in
i place. Even currant or gooseberry bush,
P or raspberry, or blackberry will pay well
e. e, in its continued success, for such treatment
g as we have suggested for the pear
to In our neighborhood the grape does not
a a succeed well but we have vineyard in
4, which every vine had prepared for it such
h. hole as we have suggested for the pears,
ng and these holes were filled with surface
b. soil. The denuded portions between the
pi- vines, on which the sub-soil was placed, at
d; hrst had sorry appearance with the red
~, kellis on top, but the effect of sun and air
u. has reduced this red kellis to a sciF now
IN equal in every respect to the original sur.
,b me face-soil of which it was denuded. The
ish grape vines have succeeded well. ANY
he special manuring can be added to this sys
ae lge tenn of surface-soi surrounding them, and
er; from the superior properties Of the sol
the within it to retain all volatile matters, We
'ad need not fear its dissemination beycrd the
I roots. A soil once thoroughly disturbed
ity, requires but continued disturbance at it
he; immediate surface, to be always in higl
the tilth; and the soil when shaken loosel,
ose into these holes, is in this condition; conse
ianl l. - Al II
~ does it require repeating each year, bu
en- when properly performed, it is performe
the in degree for all time All this cannot
ng done in soil requiring understanding, fc
ldly you will merely make succession of cess
all pools, succession of receptacles for all th
ssed redundant water of the soil. But in wei
U 1our drained soils, or those not requiring unde
tote, draining-cf which there are but few-
onld tree, vine, or plant, so placed, 'car nevt
;nS me- suffer from dreuth, while excessive quaint
,om- ties of water are never present to derang
and the con6guration of that part of the veg
.,. table organism which always fails whe
ther. immersed in excessive quantities of wate
one Why is it that plants grow better
aps pots in greenhouses if the pots be of suf
iaIly cient size, than by outdoor cuiturea Is
ton, not because the soil within the pot is th
ssoa, roughly erated by its division before beiI
ten placed there; by being thoroughly drain
and Of redundant water, and by being sdppli
ns ' Of with that quantity which creates the r
eious % cessary degree of humidity Is not eve
hole dug in the way we have suegeaseda a
no; filled with surface-soil, precisely analago
,SsS ~ in condition to the earthernpot filed wi
I re- loose soili The same truths are equa
applicable TO all trees. B<en forest ire
evcrgrecns, and the whole line of deciduo
trees, will pay well for the pains-taking
elu- have suggested.
wo- The same reasons that cause deep
the powed and well sub-soiled lands to pl
duce better crops of cereals, will canse trt
Z properly planted to produce larger arnUul
Of fruit. 1t is but full-length portrait
that which spear of grass, with de
plowiug, represents in miniature
ED: Working Former