Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-04-10

BY JOSEPH T.. Brpp.
Tie .Hzoies-tAcer.. >.

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BIT JOSEPH T.. Brpr.
Tie Izpies-l Acer.l
The rapidi,y Of growth Of the Map.es,
their beauty of form. the fne verdnre Of lie r
foliage, aud the manifold uses Of their tim.
Der, have made them in tine Middle and
Western States special farorltes in the form
alton Of groves and avenues as veil as for
shsde trees. Only few OF the many species
OF this genus have sufficient timber value 70
be here referred TO.
.4cer .Sdcchnrofym - This is the common
sugar maple, natural 70 the forests of the
Eastern States, upon our aliuvial coils il is
less at home and its growth is too slow %
make its culture desirable.
-fcer NsgTum Black Maple. y This va
rely Of sugar maple aourisl,es finely 3, the
vest. It's wood IS equally firm and vaiua,
! bic Is The eastern hard maple, and il Is svan
moro valuable for sugar makinx. II nssy be
distinguished from the former by is darker
bark, by its ;eaves being larger and Of a
deeper shining green, and BY its corisg in
to Leaf later in the spring. Its groT,h is
much slower than the sof. Eaapies when
yoaeg, but after being planted out six OF
eight years, it runs up and enlargsa more
rapidly, aud a, hieen years Of age j. is no.
so far behind as is generally supposed.
Some Of the finest avenues and shade trees
in the West ore Of the black maple. The
magnificent avenue Of this maple on tie
grounds of Arthur Bryant. near Princeton
His, is only fair exhibit Of what the black
maple viii do under half favorable circufn>
stances.
Ire,agation.--The seeds are ripe in Oc>
tober, and are aeheraliy very plentiful along
our river bottoms. Mix the seeds with
about three times their bulk of sand OF sandy
loan, and pack in kegs or boxes which may
be kept in any out house where they viii aot
become too dry This will apply 10
al seeds hereafter advised TO be packed in
sand for spnng planting. Fall planting Of
tree seeds is not generally best, for the rea>
son that the Young plants and weeds coms
up together IN soil packed during the winter
By snow aud rain, and the labor Of keeping
clean is mrch increased.
Mode cF PLANTING AS tie growth Of all
the naples is much retaricd By transplant-
ing It is the much better plan to plant vheys
raafed Ia addition 10 securing . contins
great labor Of ,ransplanting Of thousands Of
plants is saved. As this method Of planting
will appis to the ash, and Wild cherry. the
white wainat. the bu..eralt aud other trees
to be enumerated, which are much checked
BY sransplan;ing, il win here be described
and reference made 70 II in future % sro;d
repetition. VI,
Prepare tie ground bY thorough psowiag
and hsrres'iny The same as for co-sL With
an adjustable Sled marker. szch az d in COM
mon use 81 The wesi, mark cat Ia check rows
three bY Eve feet. The vide way Of the
rows have from north 10 south to lei in the
sua for the 6rst few ysars. By making the
rows straight. much will be gained in ap.
pearanee and IN convenience Of cu!ture
Plant four TO sir seeds at the interssetioa,
same as corn, covering about oae inch with
mellow soil. Cultivate both ways tie 6rst
season with Furst 4 Bradley culsivusor.
The thinning out may Be omitted if prsfer
ed until the following spring, when use may
be made ofthe plant in filing in vacancies
ifany. The secoad, third ard foarsh seas
sons the culture can most rapidly be done
by two-horse sulky piov. After which
time by planting Is closely ~ srccommende1
the trees will take care effhemselsss.
Acey Dasycarpus I h.ls CT Silver Ma
pse.l This tree. unie. favorabl. circuu~
stancsA is exceedinsly rapid in growth. Oft
en- making shoots six fees long in single
season. Ii is peculiarly q Western tree.
growing but sparsely in the East. Iss sil.
very foliage and half dropping habit, nakes
il one OF our grsndest ornamental trees, ard
its wood though Of quick growth, is Of good
quaiity. Marcus Bull 10 his experiments
relative to the comparative vslae of Amsri>
can woods for fuel, found that the white and
scarlet mspi<s ranked in value for fuel only
fifteen PER cent. below the bard raples. Ia
rapidisy ofgrowth perhaps moro than com>
pensates for it, def -isncy In quality. III
sssds rpsn early in spring, soon aiisf the
leaves ere fully developed. Thsy shoul1 be
sown soon after ripening, without becoming
in the least dry. They collect in little eds
dies along our Wsstesu rivsn 20 - frsquent.
ly to be scoopec up By the bushel. Nbsn
in this way they need careful hand
lug, ss Tho least heating in piles, cr saeks,
or dsyiag, will ruin them. Plant where waat.
ed, same q hard maple.
Acer Rubrwm-t Scarlet Aaple.l Atho'
resembling the white uaApas u many poiats,
its numerous tufts Of bright scarlet biossoms
in early spring, will readily point 1t out, Its
wood being somewhat krmef. it u thought
by many to be more desirable tr~p foe en-
tended culture than lhe w,ite maple. Seed.
ripen same time g preceding. snl REQUIRE
same trsasmest. Amony the uses Of fthe scss
maple, nany are mot sxars il is . mir rail
timber. It splits ike chestnut, ana il nail,
"a on posts and kept from The ground. Il win
'ast as veil ~ psd oak. VIXEN ten wear, ola
i saplirg will make two rails from he buss.
NTH good poie above. Abou. she Gxth
rear thin out every alternate tree the thick
var Of the rows. In ten yesrs thin a,teruate
rees the other way, lea.ing them six feet hY
en In the rows.
4lcer .Nsgxndo--@ .Ash leaved Nap,e.l Al I,
hough never making a large tree, il a,tsins
Is growth sery Young. and Il wor.hv Of cul,
nr~. Il NAV be tapped verv uns aud an