Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-21
9ortitulture.
BURYING TREES IN THE FALL.

j. b. Richardson, of Sheboygan Falls,
Wis, furnishes the He aid of that place
with the following article on question
which has already been somewhat discussed:
The question is often asked of us lido you
approve of transplanting Fruit Trees in the
hll?" We say positively, no, not in this
section of the country. In the Middle States
it would do, but not in bleak, cold, snow
less country like this. But we do approve
of taking up all kinds of deciduous trees
Gntended for spring planting) in the fall and
burying them for the winter, for various rea-
sons.
All halfhardy, and even the most hardy,
are more or less injured where left standing
in the Nursery over winter, by the many Sc
we're changes from warm to cold-sometmes
half frozen to death; such trees taken from
the Nursery in the spring and planted, in
variably half Of them die OF become SICK
while those taken in tn fall, while perfectly
sound, and buried, and planted in the spring
will every one grow and make good
growth. We speak from large experience
having practiced buying trees of many sorts
for at least twenty years, and the trial in all
cases has proved most satisfactory.
1t is surprising to us that tree planters are
SO slow in adopting this practice, that so few
obtain their trees from the nurseries in the
fall, rather than defer it till spring. Ger
tainly there is more time to make their selec-
ton and to prepare the soil for an orchard
in the fall, and get the trees upon the ground
ready at the earliest opportunity to plant
them.
DO not wait for in agent to come round
but go or send to the nursery and get your
trees; two-year-old is the best age, they cost
less, and you can get more roots according
to their size, and they invariably make the
best formed trees for an orchard in this eli
mate; bring them home, select dry place
in the garden or orchard plot, and for the
first bundle of trees open trench cross-wise
the intended mound, lay down and single
out the trees in this cross trench Gust the
roots) and let the tops lay on the solid ground !;
then lay on thin stick or Hath, then cover
this layer half under with fine earth, press
down, and by doing this you will have OPEN
ed another cross trench for the next variety
or bundle. Lay down in the same manner,
fill in with earth-same rs before, and so on
until all are in; then dig trench all around
the trees and cover so that the roots will be
under about two feet and the tops about six
inches; the main point IN covering is to keep
the tops from the sun.
If the covering is with clean, fine earth
and well packed, so there shall be no air
holes, theyare perfectly safe. Take all weeds
and other rubbish entirely away, SO there
can be no danger of mice getting in, and your
trees will come out us sound rs when put in.
All deciduous trees may be treated in the
same manner, also grapes, raspberries, goose
berries, blackberries, currants, etc. 1t will
more than pay the extra labor, for it is your
insurance that every plant you set is sound
and uninjured by the severe changes during
winter. This is not my advice alone, but
you have it from every experienced nursery
man and orchardist in the Western States.