The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-11
Enterprise Is Headed BY o.
Andengaard; Able Corps
OF Assistants.
Variety OF Fruit Plants, Shrubs
And Vines; Business Is
Extensive.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
One of the growing and most prom
Using industries in Mankato is that
of the Blue Earth County Nursery.
1t takes several years to grow nur-
series, and the company has been at
it several years, so it now has an
abundance of trees of all varieties,
not to mention bushes, shrubs, and
plants. 1t has an immense supply
ready to sell this fall, and other sup
plies coming on, so that each year
from now on it will have everything
in the nursery line ready to supply
the wants of all.
This interprising company is COM
posed of o. Andengaard president, NJ.
l.. Gjerstrum manager, Philip Tilgen
secrtary and J. E. Veum superinten-
dent of agencies. The company's
office is located at l22 East Jackson
street. 1t was the pleasure of the re-
porters of the local dailies yesterday
to visit the nurseries accompanied by
President Andengaard.
Oldest Nursery on Main Street.
The company's oldest nursery is sit
uated on East Main street over the
in extent. These trees are -four
years old, and include vast stock
of apple and other fruit trees, besides
ornamental and shade trees, and shrub
berry. The fruit trees are all grated
stock, the CRAFTS being applied to heal
thy Seeding roots the first year after
sprouting from the seed. The princi-
pal varieties, such as Duchess old Older
burg, Wealthy, Greetings, Iowa Beau
ties, Anesem, ETC., are found here,
besides varieties less frequently heard
of. The Weaver and Rockford plums,
the Compass cherries and other varie-
ties are large enough to be set out in
orchards and to bear soon.
Other stock in this nursery are white
birch, pine, catalphas, roses of all
kinds, ETC., etc.
One-Year.Old Nursery.
On the Pohl road is five acres
nursery, that is one year old, and COM
ing on finely. 1t is just inside of
the city limits. Here are growing
all the varieties Of apples, pears, plums,
Scotch and Jack pine, arbor vitae,
blue and white spruce, golden willow,
Carolina poplar, and great variety
of other kinds of trees. There is also
large strawberry bed, with Dun
lap. Capt. Jack and the other varieties
for sale.
The biggest nursery that the company
has is one fourteen acres in extent
located not far from Highland park.
Here are over $4,000 apple trees alone,
from grated stock. This nursery was
set out last spring and represented the
long continued labors of ten men. The
apple seeds are placed in wet sand
and frozen over winter, then set out
in the ground until the little trees
are several inches high. Then thy are
all pulled up and cut back to the roots
and taken to the grating house. There
branches from the larger trees are graf
ted onto the roots, and the latter set
back into the ground. Then the seed
ling root grows fast to the known
apple branch, and the result is tree
that will grow the kind of apples that
grow on the tree from which the
branch was cut.
Variety of Fruits.
Besides the apple trees growing in
this nursery, there are all the other
varieties of fruits, shade and ornamen-
, tai trees, shrubs, and other things
that will grow in this climate. Vast
stretches of peony plants are located
here, honeysuckle, etc. Among nut
bearing trees are the butternut and
black walnut and Others. There is
also the mountain ash, the box elder,
and coffee tree, the cutleaf, weeping
birch. and soces of other varieties.
Adjoining this nursery is ten acres
of fine land that is to be filled in
with stock next spring. Thus con-
slant rotation of trees and shrubs
will be had, trees of the proper size
for shipping coming on every year.
Mankato is Fortunate.
Mankato is fortunate in having such
nurseries at hand, for people wishing
to purchase can go there and take
their choice. But the stock is so uni
formly good that those who order by
mail are sure to get first class stock.
The company is endeavoring to build
up a substantial reputation with a
view to becoming one of the great
nursery companies of the northwest,
and is laying the foundations broad
and deep. Mr.. Gierstrum is an expert
nursery man, and what he does not
know about trees and shrubs and plants
is not worth knowing. The other mem
bers of the firm are among the best
citizens of Mankato.
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