Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16

or dead roots should he removed In
euttin away roots make the cut Tn
such manner that u smooth Cleali
surface Is left, which, whom the tree
is placed IN position, wili come in con-
tact With tho moist soil either on the
Sides or bottom of the hole with
most Of our ornamental evergreen ana
dccduous trees as little root area
should be cut away as Is pra ctlcable.
Many of the fruit bearing plants. how
ever, such as the apple, pear. peach.
plum. and grape, Will stand quite severe
root pruning,
Mature trees that do not hear are
cften made les 40 So by digging out 4
circular trench at q distance OF irom
3 10 Is feet FROM the sieWi according
to the size and age ut the tree. and
from to I feet in depth cutting all the
roots that may be encountered on can
be reached.
PRUNING THE TOP.
1t is a leading pruclple in planting
that the sop of the tree must be re-
1 uuced AS much as the roof has been
reduced and perlnps rathel more care
should DO taken 10 form a head for the
tree by this operation. In the case "
shrubs, the bush form, which more
nearly approaches the natural habit ot
the plants Is more pleasing than the
tree form, but with shade trees. aside
most desirable, that is a lonp GIeau
bole reaching from the greeusWard u
shc branching should be symmetrical
aud complete fran the greens ward To-
the topmost branches EversreenS, par
ticularly sprices and pines. which haye
lost their lower branches have also
lost their beauty and value as ornamen-
tai plants. with deciduous trees. how
over, the shading of the lower branches
from the thtckenng OF the leaf canopy
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i'O-'i'>o' F"OLA N'Ni@'-7-
Trees grown for fruia should BIZ head
ed low. The FIRST limbs being compelIed
to grow out al about rs inches from the
ground. This makes abe uteg STRONGER
and lessI liable to he blown over. pro-
tects the trunk from the direct RAYS
Of the sun; consel-ves the trees energy
by lessening the distance through
which the FOOD IL to be carried; and
makes easier The fruit gathering
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MIMI SHADE iE>'~h-7-
Slow. growing shade trees require lit
tie or no pruning. but the rapid growers
--nlaples, popjars-~Inay be for1ned into
more compact head by removing. a pol--
ton of the last years growth. Where
the pruning involves The renewal OF
annual growth rather than large
branches. the cut shonld Invariably
be made Immediately above n bud If
made just below bud or in the mid
aie OF ne space between buds, thAt pol-
bud invariably dies back to the bud,
leaving a blackened, decayins stem,
which is OF no benefit 70 the plant and
may prove direct injury in that II
provides a means OF access for injurious
pests.
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NOW ~ MANI W 10
In removing large limbs saw then,
N a foot from the trunk. and cur tt,-Ice
the first cut iust below The limb 70
the center. and the second amt above
the limb ana lust bsyond Inc frst. arr
Ell which the remaining stnb should ma
cut off close to The rrJlnk and unra1Iei
with Ill. This last rnethod M rnttine
should always be ennIovaa In o,det,
that the san. or car7rbjlir,, ,r.1v ro,,,e IN
to dtrect con1rnrInfration yv5th rhe r,tt
surface. This will cause the wouna IN
heal But if the lirnb is r,Yt
off so as 10 leave "a nrnieo,f1.
stub the healing urocess catuo, tsl|e
place, since the prepared food for his
branch was elaborated nv lis leaves and
sent toward the trunk. ana M. sr,nnlS
having been removed. The cam hl,,ro Nv.