The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-05-08
Plant Trees.

AA0A0 0OMO improvements xu0E0 are
but few farms that contain enough or
namental trees about the buildings.
What trees shall the owner plantp
For deciduous trees, select from open
places young elms, naples, indens,
ashes, white-woods. For evergreens,
get from the nursery stocky trees about
two feet high. Unless the planter is an
expert, let him begin with well-tried
sorts, such as Norway spruce, hem
lock, spruce, white pine, Austrian
pine, Scotch pine, arbor.vite, red &C.
dar. Siberian arbor-vitse, savin, Irish
juniper and the like.
Where shall he plantp Seldom in
straight rows, or within thirty feet or
more of a building. Rows of deciduous
trees may extend along the margins of
the highway. Plant them thirty or
forty feet apart; protect them from cat
tie and mulch heavily, or keep them
cultivated. In the direction of the
prevailing cold winds plant evergreens
for protection. Here and there about
the grounds put in groups, with now
and then an isolated Specimen. Leave
some broad, open lawn without any
trees or shrubs. Take up the trees
well; keep the roots from the sun and
wind; keep them damp till they are
well planted. Now mulch at once, be-
fore dry summer comes on; or, instead
of this, cultivate every week or ten
days till September. 1t is a good plan
to plant thickly, if the proprietor can
remember to thin in the proper time
before any of the trees are injured by
crowding. Keep up the mulch, or bet
ter, keep up the thorough cultivation
for five or six years. Besides this, the
trees will need but little care. With
good cultivation, the tops will run up
and the limbs spread out; the owner
will be gratified and surprised to see
how fast his trees grow. To keep the
evergreens stocky, with thick tops,
they should be trimmed. They may be
sheared, or, better still, some of tho
limbs should be cut back to where they
leave other limbs. This may be done
at any time of the year. Have no fears
of cutting off the leader. Cut away
anywhere you desire, and watch the
result. The more they are cut back,
the thicker they will grow. From year
to year q few new choice kinds can be
added, as the farmer becomes satisfied
that he wants them.
Trees increase the value of a place,
whether the owner wishes to sell or to
use it for q home. Trees shelter the
dwelling and the barns from piercing
winds; they add comfort and joy to
man and beast; they economic the
food of animals; they save fuel in the
sitting-room; they harbor birds; they
afford shade in summer. Plant trees
for yourself, for your wife, for your
children and grandchildren. Plant
trees as q good example to your neigh
Dor and the stranger who passes by
your farm.
We know q pleasant old man who
has large family. All of them have
settled near him, and have not deserted
country life. He is cheerful, and
makes everybody about him happy. At
q public meeting, the other day, he
made q remark that impressed itself
on the mind of every person present.
We cannot give his exact words, but he
substantially said: "Several years ago
I planted a lot of evergreens about my
house. i UOOA SOOU C6E0 Vi Cn0m.
People laughed at me and thought I
was wasting time. They said I would
never live to enjoy them. The trees
are already the admiration of all who
see them. feel that have set good
example for all to follow. Some neigh
bors have done 80. ! am an old man,
and my body will soon be laid away in
the country cemetery A tombstone
will be erected, on which, now and
then, some one will read my name.
Far better than this; the evergreen
have planted will last for many years
and serve as landmark. Neighbors,
as they ride by. will say to strangers
and their friends, Cid Mr.. - plant
ed those evergreens.'" -Rural Neso
Yorker.