Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12

allowed to grow for at least eight or
ten years after planting. Isthing it,
best, for the present at least, to rely
principally on our natice hardy trees,
such as box elder, cottonwood, etc,
and the alternate rows could Be-
planted with the slower growing trees
such as ash, oak, etc. Then when
some must be removed to make more
room, the slower growing and more
valuable kinds can be left. 1t may
also be we'll to plant an occassio
evergreen or row Of evergreens
among the other trees. But few ever
greens seem to stand the rigors 81 our
winter. know OF but one that is
thorough ly reliable, and that is our
native Red Cedar. though it may be
well to experiment in small way=
with Black Hills spruce, Colorado
blue spruce, Norway spruce, NORWAY
pine, Jack pine, and Pinus Ponderosa.
szMy own experience in planting trees
and I have planted trees in Dakota
4 for over thirty years goes to show
that trees do best when grown from
seed and not transplanted. L am wen
aware that this is contrary to most.
auth rites, and am willing to admit
that more care and labor is REQUIRED
/ but trees grown from seed are longer
lived more hardy and vigorous than
transplanted ones. In transplantine
g tree. no matter how young it NAV Ia
the taproot is necessarily removed.
consequently the aftergrowth Of the
root is horizontal and near the surface
OF the ground subject to drouth and
liable to- be disturbed and damaged
BY the plow or cultivator. on the
other hand, seedlings, when I'M
disturbed, send a taproot down to 4,
great depth and invariably md
moisture If any is to be feound. 1t is.
all right to talk Of capillary attraction
II cases where there is moisture With
II 9 reasonable depth, but moisture
enough to sustain a large tree viii NOT,
pc obtained when the roots are an
on the surface. more especially where
but little moisture naturally exists.
Too little attention is paid in this
part OF the country to the planting Of
ornamental trees and shrubs. Every
farm should haveSa few acres deyotetI
entirely to ornamental shrubbery,
fruit trees and small fruits. True.
this win require more care than t,,a
planting OF forest trees, but the plea.-
ure derived and the enhanced value of
the farm will more than repay one
Tor the small amount Of money and
labor required. The ground for trees
which are intended solely for orna.
mental ls purposes should be, IL possible
more thoroughly cultivated and snb-
dued than that intended for forest
trees u manure is applied, ana this
seems il most cases desirable, If not
bsolutely necessary. let it be plowed
into the ground in liberal quantities. IA
connection with some cultivated crop
for one or two years previous to the
planting Of the shrubbery but never
under any circumstances should this
be done the same year that the shrubs
are planted. # the ground is still 50
poor that manure must be applied, let
BIT be applied to the surface Of the
ground In the form Of mulch around
the trees. This should extend as far
as the diameter Of the top Of the
tree Or shrub. SO as to cover most OF
the root growth. And let me say right
here that this IS much farther than is
generally supposed. have myself
seen feeding roots of cottonwood and
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