The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-17

first essential is to plant rear belt OF
trees across the rear OF the lot, II the
grounds are large, making the belt sew
eral rods wide. Solid planting should pc
the rule. Unattractiye features should
be hidden and fine views preserved. After
the rear planting the side planting should
follow, with the trees In belts, though
openings may be made for walks and
views. The front ground In most cases
should not be solidly planted. Hedges may
be used in places and groups of trees at
appropriate places, while little shrubbery
may be used to advantage.
Choose Hardy Trees.
Under the heading the kind of trees to
plant, the bulletin lays down as a funda-
mental rule to plant only the trees that
are known to be hardy. A school ground
plantation is no place Tor experiments.
Naturally, the trees will have to endure
greater hardship than those Of private
plantatio they will be likely to have less
cultivation and with the best of rules
will be more or less injured at the start.
The soil and subsoil should both be care
fully examined and list Of trees IN the
neighborhood thriving on this soil should
be made out and only trees from this list
planted. Among the trees recommended
are elms, oaks and naples, while beech,
chestnut, ash, walnut, pine and spruce
are also endorsed. Where the present
need of trees is great shOrt-llved ones may
be used. A short-lived tree grows quick
ly, comes into early usefulness, and serves
it's purpose for from twenty-five to fifty.
years. In many cases short and long
lived trees may be used at the same time,
but in all cases, an ultimate stand of such
trees as elms, oaks, Walnuts, or chest
nuts should be the aim -,
To obtain the trees. the writer suggests
as places the banks Of streams, neigh
No o%{ no
fields. They may be gathered either in
the, spring or fall, but unless they can be
very carefully protected over, winter, the
spring time is better. In collecting forest
seedlings only the small trees that have
grown in the light should be taken, as
they are more likely to be young and
vigorous than those grown in the shade.
The little trees should never be pulled
from the ground but always dug with
spade, preserving as much, Of the root as
possible. AS each tree IS dug it should
be placed in barrel containing water
until all are collected. When ready for
planting the roots should be placed in a
thin mixture of earth and water. They
should remain in this while trench is
being dug, deep enough to bury the rots
and about half of the tops. 1t should ex-
tend east and west, with it's south bank
slOping at an angle Of about 30 degrees
with the surface of the ground. In this
is placed layer of trees, with their tops
leaning south and their roots and trunks
covered and well packed with fersh fine
earth taken out on the the north side of
the trench. In the trench thus formed
on the north side of the first layer is
placed a second layer, with the tops leaned
over on the first and covered in the same
way. This operation is continued until
all the trees have been heeled in. They
should be left in this condition until the
time of planting. .<
How to Plant Them.
Under the head of directions for planting
full details are given Of this important
feature of the work. Just before planting
time the ground should be pulverized with
roller or harrow. If the planting is to
be done in rows, the ground should be
marked Off lengthwise and crosswise5 and
the trees set at the intersections. It is
sometimes desirable to mark of the ground
only one way and run burrows the other.
In arid regions the burrows may be deep
ened into trenches, SO that rain water
which falls on the surrounding ground
may be drained to the tree. On the other
hand, in regions having a copious rainfall
it will frequently be necessary to plant
the trees on a raised portion or mound of
earth in order to keep the soil dry enough
for them to thrive. The holes should be
dug large enough to contain all the roots
rully spread out, and deep enough to al
low the tree to stand about three inches
lower than it grew as Seeding.
If wild seedlings cannot be collected and
1t is not convenient to buy from nursery,
the trees may be grown from the seed,
the children of the school to assist in the
gathering of the seed. AS rule, there Is
little to be gained by planting large
trees. North of the thirty-seventh par
allel spring planting should be the rule,
as fall-planted trees can. scarcely develop
sufficient roots to sustain themselves dur
ing the winter. 80
The bulletin contains many useful hints
for the cultivation Of the trees, pruning,
and so on, together with some interesting
facts about trees-their. life process, re-
production, food, essentials to growth and
the Like. -.-