Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-06
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TRANSMITTING TREES.
The Rich Man No Longer Willing to
Wait Until They Grow.

From the Buffalo Express
II man has the money he doesn't have
TO wait for nature to grow a grove on his
and these days Not so many years ago
IL man desired to have shade trees deco
rate his lawn, he would have to plant SAP
lings and wait five or ten years for them
to grow. But he doesn't have to wait
more than a few days now, If he has the
price. It's a price that is high though
Where he could plant sapling for any,
where from 90 cents to g. he has to give nm
as much as $3.50 for a single tree some-
times. The $3.50 trees have a diameter of
eighteen inches.
There are men and concerns now that
make speciality Of planting grown-up
trees. Buffalo was one of the first cities
in the country to have one of these instftu-
tons. One man who is in that business
here Is making a lot Of money now. ANY
day between March and June and between
October and December his peculiar carts
may be seen carrying gigantic trees
through the streets of the city to rich
mems plots.
Just at present the season Of planting
grown-up trees is at Its height in Buffalo
yesterday four immense elms were trans
ported out OF Delaware avenue, destined to
a splendid new home. One hundred and
fifty dollars Is what he will have to paw
for each Of them. But he has guarantee
that they will be replaced If they die within
, three years.
Elms. naples lindens and sycamores are
the chief kinds which the grown-up tree
man handles. The biggest problem the
man is up against is getting the trees He
rounding Buffalo. One would be surprised
to learn of the number of these four kinds
of shade trees that may be found close to
Bunaio, but the grown-up tree man can
not take any kind of a tree. He must be
very particular in his selection. The tree
must be in a perfectly healthy state, and it
must be of good proportions. The farmer
welcomes the grown-up tree man. Very
often farmer that has made a poor year
of II In crops pulls out ahead by selling
some trees that he never gave any thought
to. For the small six-inch trees 50 and 81
Is paid, but when 1t comes to the eighteen
inch ones $40 to $15 and sometimes as high
as $25 is paid. One farmer the other side
Of Depew got SO apiece for nineteen trees
that were on his place. He would have
let them go for s. apiece, II his wife hadn't
disapproved of the idea of selling them at
all. At her behest he put off the tree man
for few days. Wher the tree man came
again, very anxious T., get the trees, the
farmer again adjourned the prospective
sale and made some inquiry as to what
trees were being sold for. AS result the
tree man had to treble his offer before the
bargain was made They were exceptions
ally fine trees. and just happened to be
what one of the customers of the tree man
wanted,
me tree man has has special cart for
transporting the strees. 1t is a patented
vehicle, built in sections, with chute into
which the tree can be easily lowered and
from which 1t can easily be slid into the
hole at the other end of the route.
All the transplanted trees usually are
guaranteed for three years. Very few of
them die, for the planting is done by men
who thoroughly understand their business,
and they are well cared for afterward II
transplanted tree will live for three years
1t will live as long afterward as it would
in its natural place, says the grown-up tree
man