The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-10
TrAuslpIisIlting.
Editors of Dallas Herald.

| Will YOU be kind enough to indulge me a
smAll space in your paper On tree plant
ing?
Tho tins 10 set out fruit trees ia from the
time of first frost (Which usually comes IN
this latitude the last OF Octcbcr) 10 the lolh
OF March, but the earlier the better. De-
ciduoue trees (Lhoee that shed their leaves IN
au.umu) ara apparently in dormant state
from the time frost stops their growth until
the zap comes again towards sprrg. This
true ia measure ii the tree is left undis.
turbeti, bu. 30 soon as it has been removed
there is an immediate preceptble activity OF
the sap to throw ou' new roots ut the place
severed by the spade Therefore we may
say that III this latitude vegetation, although
inactive as to the formation OF new leaves
aud wood during Il period OF about iour
month";, is never inert ia forming new roots;
leJ 4 tree be transplanted earlyin November,
examining the roots in February, snd IN 81
mos. every instance young roots, varying
from one 10 three inches in length, are vlsl-
bic; indeed peaches Can be raised from
cuttings # prepared properly aud put out III
the fell eoun after first frost; have raised
them III a nursery in ono season from iour To
six feet in height and transplanteA Ia an or
ch ard produced as tiAe truls as II they were
budded or grated. This admonishes US to
psnt as early after the fail of the leat SIS
practicable. in order TO allow the tree the
BEN lit of Inc winters root growth end the
setting of the ground fiorn the winters rains
which gives the early trausplAntad tree
! marked advantages operths late one Ia many
respects. The curly planted will not lose
more than ule or Two per cent. aud WA
make third mora gown the hrt season,
while the late plAntea will loose from ten "
twenty per cent.
La aversgo years we lind In TINS section
that May aud Juns are VIVA! eau ba termed
dry months, and thls al,0osS regular spnlS
drouth is very detrimental TO troe traas
planted late In tho see,On. SILL, with Inc
proper care trees can be successfully trans
planted even as late rs tie Middle and Ia
some seasons the end or March.
Avoid heating manutes in planting. a
few shuvelstu Of well decompO,ed c0mpos
well mixed with tho .oil are advisable. Ma
ny tree, die at tne approach OF hot weather
fr, m having been ,an.ed with al over dose
If unf,rmented and stimulating manure.
AfAr your Tree has grown year or Two you
csn fertil,ze your coil AS much AS you please
without hindfaoce ~ the health OF tho tree,
but don, stimulate il al replantleg. The
growth has been checked b. re.n0val; COM
pare il to sick man just convaIcscent, who
will gradually improve by moderate but
nourishiug Diet, AID who would AZ once re-
lapse into his former illness by an excess III
his food. Select one year old trees from the
nearest reliable nursery, have them RAISED
with all the roots possible, withou! thest
your trees are useless to plant, with 10" II
any branches, the main stem cut back TO
three feet in II yeariingtree Will insure sue
cess. But leave your tree with tull head oi
| ~ tan on ara Al
rs you hate to destroy its fac APP -1rsnce,
aud towards summer, The rO0a btlns IN ~
verse proportion will DO uuAble to supply
n, urlshment for the whole head gear, your
tree will languish through MS first seasons
growth; whereas, had there been no useless
| limbs 10 sustain, but new nead allowed 10
be formed IN lis place, the result AZ me end
OF q c growing seasun would have thowh
you where the advsltsLe lies. Examine thc
roots Of your tree, r.l owe with n clean cut
all bruised ones, tpread them cut evenly e.
they radiste from the main stem, thAS your
soil gently first, sift IN 20 that no hUllows are
left, plant one or two inches deeper than II
stood before it was taken up Don't stske
your tree unless you have MOI Needed the ad
vice of cutting back, When thlS is the case
| would cay that perhsps dearly bought ex'
penence may teach you lesson IT you ues
pse friendly sdyice. IL tree cannot sustain
ilsslf by it, own roots, throw II out Tor u
will never do any good.
Many will DELAY p,sniing until TOO lste.
As the season goes out tree plantHg with us
becomes al fever heat; would recJinnend all
such to use a good mulch Of straw, leaves or
any material that will retain the tntisiure m
the ground. bat here planting hsf been At
tended 10 carly tnis is unnecessary.
w. w. Ross.