Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-01
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Shade trees of almost any size may be
tfansplanted with much certainty of
their living, if proper care Is observed IN
doiAg the s60rk. We have elmsa and
white pinesWhich we transplanted when.
fhey.y were from osix to nine inches in
diameter, and of proportionate, height.
Some of them are now nearly two, feet
in diameter and are forty feet high
'Tkey were transpianted eighteen years
These trees were dug about in No
vembsr, had as heavy ball -of earth
some two or three -tons-left about their
roots, and IprOpped up. with blocks of
timber When the base was frozen
solid, theotree was removed on ox4sleds
to thsaHple hole Previously prepared
for it, and set down. Just before drop
piugthe treszinto placelsa cartload scr
two of rich garden soil, which had been
placed in the barn cellar, to prevent its
freezipgs was thrown into the hole and
the tree, let, down upon it.sEWhen the
tree was, in proper position, all the va
cant. places about the roots were care
fully filled with rich soil and pressed
under with q etiekszaAr ton or two of
stones were then, placed on the surface
in order to prevent thsitfee from sway
ing in high winds, and thus disturbing
tho roots. When managed in this way,
every tree set has grown WELL 81 a5isog
iSi Success in. planting depends mainly
ON the manner, in, which the tree is
taken lp..ss. Most persons suppose, that
ifthey preserve the large roots, theitree
will i've; but it is the small fibrous
roots that spring from the larger ones,
anda the: bundles of little roots that
usually cluster under the main stem of
the3 tree, that go to work immediate.
ly.and feed and. sustain the tree. If
these are torn of, badly broken, or their
surfaces chafsd, the tree has little or no
means 81; Immediate support, and will
die. ---- -
1t is much better to spenaa good deal
0f time sinii taking up and setting six
trees and have them all live, than to
take up and set twelve hurriedly, and
lose one half of them. The. work
should beu commenced farther from the
stem, than is usual. Find the extremity
of. root then trace. it to the tree by
digging under it, and saving all the
smallest roots. When they are loosened,
cover them with soil again to keep them
from sun and wind. ssf5 .sis..Ef
The hole in which the tree is to be
set should be amply large, and the soil
loosened to-, the. depth Of a foot or
eighteen inches. The soil upon which
the roots are spread out ought to be a
sood foam, and if mixed with a fine
compost manure,, 80 much the better.
The drainage should Be such that the
water will not remain long in the holes
in-which the trees are -set-N- 3.
Farmer, sTtHo3 OF noi3Biossa
=. BuRYING PLANTS DURING WINTER
Aisgriter in the London ,Florist and
Ronozgist gives an account of his ex-
parience Id oWintering geraniums by
burying them,in a. trench under ground,
below the reach of frost. The result
was. quite successful, only two plants
out Of fifty having decayed when dug
out 1.-The last of April. s'' . '''', '''''l.DA
.Ths trench should be made in a loca-
tion where no water can remain at the
depth Of two feet below the level-that
being the, depth at which the trench
ought to be dug-the plants laid in by
the hseE 4 row, then covered with
straight sstraws, setesos as tos carry off
water, and then covered with earth, ac-
cording to the climate, to a. depth suf-
fcient to keep out frost; finishing off in
aridge or roof shape to carry off water.
Covering the plants over the straw
first with boards set in a ridge form and
then heapiDg on earth, we, think, would
render pressure less liable, and tend to
keep a afmore open circulation in the
trench, and thus lessen the liability to
damp or decay ); but with little care
in this way, we SEE, no reason why any
half hardy plant may not easily be kept
over winter in this manner. l