The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-07

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Ter They Leave The Nursesy.

ter Thew Leave '"o
The r.lmwood Nurseries give the io'-
lowing directions for the treatment OH o.
rival and the transpianting OF youns
trees: 1T is a well-known lae' ,"s,
many fine, healthy young trees az re-
TO the purchaser annually III ~. sro,,sp
moval from the nursery. anu 1870
nas,,sc, ord had treatment Afterwards.
although the nJrserymen n's9
blame sometimes. yet II is ofteher w
rerl.lt OF bad management I'm Piah'''9
and aftcr-treatmsn-. A.
To prevent such losses. we give W
following directions, as the result vi o
experience with fruit t,ces, ETC. -.
The natural place for the roots OF TVS
is ia the ground: hence all uhhecessa,s
exposure % the air should tie a'oiueu
one days exposure Of their roofs 10 u'o
hot sun or drying wind wouil De su,o
death to some trees; particularly is '"'s
true of evergreens. as their sap ~ Vi
rcsinous nature, which. when once
dried. no amount Of soaking In water
will restore to their natural condition.
Soii-The soil Tor all sorts or fruis
trees must be dry naturally They VIII
not flourish In wet land Deep tile DRAM
age has not proven satisfactory with us,
trees being more subject to disease, anu
are short-lved. Rich land Is prefera-
BILE, but our success on very poor iaAu
has been quite satisfactory. We like
gravely or clay soil. but neither is In
dispensable.
Location.-Hlgh. dry and airy locations
are best. as trees are less apt TO WINTER
kill or blight. and are more apt TO es-
cape spring frost than on low land.
Time TO plant-rransplanti ,may be
done any time when the ground is In
working order, from the cessation OF
growth I'm fall until the buds have OPEN
ed in the spring; but we much prefer
fall or early winter planting. for the FOL
lowing reasons: The earth will become
we'll settled about the roots. cut sur
faces will heal over. and new rootiets
: viii no thown out in the soil, ready TO
start the buds at the first Impulse OF
nature IN spring. Yet we rave been
quite successful with spring planting
bnt the trees do not make quite as much
growth the first season.
Treatment on arriyal.-Take them 10
the land you wish H. plant. open uehV"
two feet wide and a foot or more ueeP'
unite the bundle, take one tree at tii"-
and stand them as quickly as possible
IN the trench. and then throw in fine,
moist earth among them until the roofs
are covered n foot or more. Nhen plant
irg. only take out few at Tune. ii
desired they can remain in trenches IN
good condition until spring. Shoulu theS
be dry or shriveled from e>Iosure' ln'-
morse the " hole tree i'm water for TWEEN
tv-four hours. and II in a frozen condi-
tIon put them i'm "A cool. dark place tre'
from frostD and allow them 10 thdW pe'
fore heeling in or planting ou''
planting If possible, the land shouil
Ia tboro,rthly ploUghed and I'm good
condition. Trim end Of roots ana an
bruised places smoothly. and dip th9
roots in thick MID, 80 that every part
will he coated You are now Ieduy ~
nIant Omen a hole with a spade ldrBt
erouph To receive the roots I'm theif hd'
tural position. and four or IVe liic'oS
| deeper than the tree stood IN the nursery.
! Make the earth that came out or the hoie
as fine as possible, place the tree IN the
hole. putting the side that has most roots
| to the west to brace against storms IL
| after years (as most OF our Wlnd-s'oIIh '
come from that point; then cover the
! roots with the earth that came out 81
the hole; now pull the tree up four or
hve inches (Which gives the roots brac'
ing positionJ so that IL will stand Just
| as deem and no deeper than 1t stood IN
| the nursery; hold the tree in TINS posi-
tion and tread around the eXtremltles oil
| the hole. so as 10 contne the ends OF the
roots. and work in earth among the roofs
with the fingers; then I'LL the hole win
the top soil and tread down firmly win
the foot, and your tree Is planted prop
erly. DO not put any woods-earth OF
manure In the hole. The earth tna'
came out of il is far better, as II settIes
down and gives the tree GOOD footinS'
Away with the old plan Of digging hoies
three feet deep and as many vide anu
filling them with woods-earth or manure
this being the surest way 10 drown them
the first or second year after plahlllS'
! or having them blown down In after
wears. as their base will never have as
! firm a footing as a natural one. Where
! the land Is not very rich, manure, woods
earth. OF anything of the kind VIII be
! found 1uita advantageous when applied
| 10 the surface around young trees. II
is very disastrous to young orchards TO
! seed them ID grPin or grass. But II II
| is necessary 10 plant land in IT, Sc crops
the earth should be hoed up around TIE
| trees for four or fiVe feet, and heavily
mulched with coarse manure, leaves
straw. or almost any other coarse mate
rial that will keep the surface moist
| and prevent weeds. etc, from growing
| around the trees.