The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-24
I.ook Altar the Young Tree.

People are often spasmodic in their
| care of trees. Some OF them set out q
| quantity of trees in the spring with a
| Great amount OF enthusiasm. Nurs-
| erymen's instructions are strictly ad-
| hered to while the novelty is on and
| while all things look progressing and
hopeful under the fresh spring skies.
| The growing, budding season rouses
the propensity to dig, delve, plant and
| propagate. This is all natural and
good, if it be followed up and supple
| mented by the necessary after-care
during the trying season that follows.
The great trouble is that many ex.
haust all their ardor and enthusiasm
before the real work of the season is
| upon them. The after-care is not
| forthcoming and for want of il the
whole enterprise results in failure. 1t
looks very bad to see anything plant
ed and afterward neglected, but it
looks very bad indeed to see young
trees for which a considerable amount
OF money has been paid, allowed to
die out for the want of
little attention; and the inn
mediate loss in dollars is not the
greatest item by any means. Those
| who suffer loss in this way, however
| reasonably it might be expected, are
pretty sure to become disguised with
the business and forego all further
! paintings. This is an incalculable
loss; EVENT. planting is done again an
other year much valuable time is lost,
and that of itself is an item of more
moment than the few dollars invested.
We can't afford to let the years slip
away without getting fruit, shelter
and ornamental trees about us.
The first summer is critical time
with growing newly-set trees. The
first winter is mild compared with it.
The hot sun and drying winds must be
guarded against. All trees need
mulching. Iplace it above every thing
else. 1t is the prime requisite. 1t per-
forms several offices. 1t absorbs and
retains moisture for the roots, pre-
vents weed and grass growth about
the tree, and furnishes fertilizing mate
rial for the sustenance of the whole
| structure by that most natural proc
ess-filtration. As q rule mulching
should contain a considerable quantity
| of fertilizing material in its make up.
Partially rOtted stable excepting for
evergreens) is good. Muck, leaves and
mold, are good for ALL For small
plants that are bedded thickly togeth-
er, such as evergreen seedlings, finely
cut straw, or chat is good also. 1t
wants to be put on good and deep-so
| deep that the small seedlings men
| toned will almost be buried. And it
wants to be kept on all summer. 1t
does but little good to mulch in spring
when mulching is but tleneeded, and
then allow it to be scattered about
and be blown away when hot dry
weather comes on. Renew it if neces-
sary. 1t is the salvation of the grow
| ing tree.
Evergreen trees that have been
planted out in spring, either in bed,
| hedge, row, or separately, should be
shaded. No matterif they are marked
hardy transplanted stock, etc. 1t will
pay the biggest kind to shade them.
Very frequently some of my custom
ers write me early in the season say
ing that their plants are doing finely
and asking me if it is really necessary
for them to shade them according to
my instruction sheet. Shading will
pay every time. 1t pays here with
me In natural timber country, and
it certainly must on an open exposure.
| had occasion to plant hedge row of
Am. Arbor Vitae this last spring where
| about hall the length of the row ran
under the wide spreading branches of
,, a row OF apple trees. The other por-
ton is exposed to the full force of the
sun. 1t ought to satisfy anyone to
note the difference. Those under the
| apple trees are a beautiful dark green,
while those out in the sun look rather
dubious to say the least. Many of
them, and possibly majority of them
will live, for the Arbor Vitae is very
hardy, but it is a terrible set back,
even allowing that they pull through.
Evergreen tops want shading during
the first season while the roots areget-
ting established. Stakes and boards,
corn-stalks and poles, or any such
material will do to shade with. Re
! member that evergreen trees are moved
with all their folidge.-W d Boyntou