Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-05-07
How to Meve Evergreens.

We are often asked if evergreens from
the woods can be made to grOw-a matter
well understood, of course, among the
trade, but outside, like many other things,
not SO well understood, and as often per
formed by the uninitiated with but indif-
ferent success.
The great stumbling block is, too large
size is selected. 1t is not advisable to
go heavily into large evergreens from the
forest. We know there are many sold,
even in this city-and by the say SO of
the parties interested, they will be sure to
grow and all that; yet, nevertheless, a very
small portion of them do anything after
the first few months. This is partly from
necessary exposure of the young root
fbres, and more from an utter want of
sufficient roots to many others to admit
of their growing under the best possible
circumstances.
When parties live very near the woods,
and want few large trees for present
effect, and will take pains enough to get
all the roots they can, and never allow
these to d1y up, and bring along as much
soil as will conveniently adhere to the
roots, the thing may be well enough. But
it so happens that those who feel most
need of planting, live the farthest away
from, the woods, while those living close
at hand hardly think them worth the
trouble
Now, then to accommodate the distant
people, select small trees, have them well
cared for on the passage, and then bed
them out so closely that the foliage will
nearly or quite cover the ground then
take some old hay, and cover them all
over thinly, to break the intense rays of
the sun, so that they may start out new
fbres before full exposure. With this care,
success is almost certain. Some bed out
at the back or north side of fence, which
answers the same purpose. In the woods
they are more or less sheltered and pro-
tected with each other; and like all SINH
lar cases of partial shade to vegetation,
have not that luxuriant, healthy growth
they have when fully exposed to the sun
and wind.
After they have started roots, which may
be known by their starting into growth,
and this growth gets somewhat hardened,
this covering should be gradually
removed, until toward the end of sum-
mer they may be fully exposed. They
should be left in the bed until the ensuing
spring, when they may be transplanted
where they are wanted; and growth and
handsome trees Will follow. We know
many are impatient of this small stuff to
start with, but better that, and be sure of
living trees, than to take large ones that
will die in year
Z For two or three years no great head
way will be made, but after that, each year
will pile on from two to three feet, and one
can ascertain what five or ten years will
then do for their young saplings.
Within sight OF where we write are trees
towering up and towards the height of a
respectable house-even evergreens, while
such things as poplars, &C., immense af-
fairs--say fifteen inches through at the
butt. These are really aged trees, for, be
1t known, these varieties that grow very
fast, as an offset soon decay. Yet this
place was as nature left it but little more
than decade Of years ago.E sS
This little tree and other plant question,