St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-05-19
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HOW TO TRANSPLANT TREES AND
HAVE THEM LIVE.


Ep,rdS DEAtcnA4.-There are several reasons VIII,
thinh aay be benefit to the readers Of the DEx
ocRAr, to have give my experience and views witt
zsard TO transpantng either fruit shade VI or,a,nc
tai trees. = - =. -,
In travelling through the country I-notice that 4
great deal Of interest and taste is shown Gy thu poo
pie in setting. ont shade trecsbut not tne in ave q
thc:tr thus set out live and do wef Many hav.
asked ME how to set out tees and have them liz,
and 10 veil have h,,i considerable e>pcricnc,
and good success irtirs and other States will Civ,
my mode Of proceeding.
Taking up The trses-Thi. part ii the operation,
needs tho UTMOST care: thu roots and dirt YOU
can keep with the tree the better; hut be sure t.
dig instead Of p"N the tree up, and also save MI the
fine roots and d" not let them get dry before set
ting outS Ithey are to be SGT pn the pruirir Or
hard land, hole should be dug, from three IL ivf
feet In diameter and two feet Deep according t. The
size Of the tree; then fill the hole with loose III t.
90 as to have eight inches foot Of loose sarth no
Low the roots Of the tree then set the tree in a,
let it rest about two inches deeper then it cfr,
being taken up. Now be careful and strpishtcn ont
thelittle f1hcrs and routs and with the hand work
the fine tgf gil around tile roots, pressing it
firmly. Re and leave cavity under the tree.
Then fill up the hole with mellow earth. pressing it
down with the foot give it mulch Of straw, slav-
ings, chips or sawus. aud yuu will not loose one in
fifty Of hardy trees.
But forgot one important item, a;ll that is the
trimming part Iwill gite you my rule which to cut
OF as much Of the top YOU do Of the roots; for the
tree has just enough roots support it, and in taking
It up fully one half cut Oft and what remain are
not able to support the f, nue., less til. s,vch If
the tree; 80 it withers andd;es.
But to illustrate fully the Importance Of the
above rule, will give the result ofnu experiment
Trimming and not t,s@mtng.-I was living with
Uncle Benjamin and Aunt Sarah both were very
ond Of shade trees and shrubery but knew nothing
about taking care Of then One fine spring morning
Uncle Benjamin hitched up the and went to the
timber tthey lived on the prdrie) and got lit If
shade trees. Arnt rf.ss. out two nice ones to set
near the front door. told her would set them out
and warrant them t. live Site went in to get dinner
and had them set out, and Of them trimmed to
suit me. and was just ready to the other off when
Aunt came out, and was very angry at for cutting
such beautiful top off she wanted the shade 50
much this summer. told her that the one hal
trimmed would give more shade than if had not cut
the topof but she would not believe me, nor wuul
she let me cut limb from the other. told her to
remember the circumstance two Years hence. 1t was
three years before was there again, AMI the tree
that had trimmed had grown very thrifty; had a
targe top and was nearly double tie Size w}:.n Sc:
out. The othe was alive, but had not grown any
that could see. 1 called Aunss attention to this
and she said she would let me alone next time
planted trees for her. 49, 80
Some people pour water in thu. hole and set the
tree in "a mud puddle; but they viii! do better to
have good mellow earth around iv,n. s'lity stand
the'dry weather better in this way fn when water
e'l, the ground is apt to bake an.. crack Ii YOU
haven't trimmed your trees yet, gu right cf and do
it new.
a. d, - : JOHN CCMM1NS.!