The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-18
Fan TransnInntea Trees.

There are many advantages in trans
planting trees in the fall, says the Amer
lean Cultivator. Any time win do after
the leaves have fallen, but the earlier the
work is done the better chance the tree
will have TO make a vigorous growth in
the spring. All through the winter the
tree is nearly dormant, but the process of
callousing the ends of the roots is con-
stantly going on. 1t is this opportunity
for callousing the roots in which much
of the advantage of fall transplanting
consists. When trees are dug in spring
and set out Immediately the air is apt to
be much warmer than the soil This
pushes the buds prematurely, and If the
plant be overtopped the new growth will
wither before the roots can recover sufi-
GENTLY to supply it with sap.
But to have this work of preparing the
roots to put forth new rootlets they must
be kept dry. This is the most common
cause OF failure in fall transplanting The
soil where the tree is set is soft and cas-
lily permeable by water. Unless great care
be taken there viii be hollow where the
tree is set, causing flow of water to-
ward the trunk. This is not bad thing
in summer, but in winter, while the
roots are dormant, II is the worst thing
that could happen. The newly set roots
are dormant and instead of caIlousing
they are quite likely to begin to rot. The
large, fully developed roots are harder and
will resist decay better, but even for these
it is preferable that the soil around them
should be dry while cold weather lasts
When spring comes there will naturally be
more moisture and il will then be need
ed. II is good plan to bank UP around
newly-set trees in the fall, removing and
spreading this extra soil so as to make
a level surface early in the spring An
other effect of the mound of earth around
the tree will be to protect the roots he
meath 1t frcm being injured by freezing
Lne dormant root is more susceptible to
injury from both wet and severe cold
than are the roots Of trees not trans
planted.
A great deal depends on having the soil
properly firmed about the roots when the
planting is done. But IL will need some
care afterwards. The effect of frost is to
loosen the soil, and also to lift it up with
the roots which it encloses. 1t is quite
common to see trees that have been SET
out in the fall tilted and twisted bv winds
IN the early spring, the top Of the tree
being used as a lever Sometimes props
are put against the tree to hold II against
the wind. But the frost lifts the proDs Is
ready to fail over together. The best way
to guard against this is by putting more
earth around all sides Of the trunk SO al
to prevent the soil from freezing so deep
One Of the difficulties in fall transplant
ing, especially where trees are taken from
some distance is in having them dug pre-
maturely or while the leaves are still on
the trees. 1t is the practice of nurservrnen
to strip the leaves from trees as they are
dug, but unless they have reached such
ripeness that the leaf fails with a touch.
neither the bud at the base Of the leaf nor
the young wood is ripened as it should be-
II trees are dug while the leaves are still
firm their effect is to dry out the sap I'M
the tree and thus impair it's vitality
Whether the transplanting be done in
fall or spring, ii is always best to send
nursery orders in the fall. Nurserymen
have then more time, and a fuller stock
from which to select. Besides farmers
have now more time than they will have
in the spring, and to put off q job of or
dering trees until then usually means to
neglect IL altogether. We think in some
cases, the tree fall planted viii make a
better growth in spring than one left
until that time before planting. If there
is any exception to this it is in the peach
tree whose hardness in winter is some
times doubtful newly-set peach tree
is more liable to injury than one that
has had a summers growth. But the
peach trees should be ordered in the fall
and heeled in by laying in a trench in a
protected place, and covering the roots
and a distance OF two-thirds or more Of
the trunk In this position the entire top
may be protected If weather much below
zero makes 1t advisable. FAN heeling in
secures most of the advantages OF fan