Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-16
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY is MADE
ABOUT GROWING HERE
GROWTH In THE CITY PARK
An Interesting Letter From the
Landscape Gardener of
This City.
(By N. c. Boynton, Landscape
Gardener, City Park.)

Gardener, City Park.)
The olive has long been recog-
nized fruit of countries where the
Latin races predominate, and especi-
ally Is this true of the South Ameri-
can republics and Old Mexico. 1t
will no doubt also find conditions
favorable to its culture in Australia.
Its requirements of soil and climate
are such as to commend its planting
on the higher plateaus and foot hills
along the mountains and valleys Of
nearly all tropical and semi-tropical
countries and especially In protected
locations along the Pacific Coast to
the south where there Is great simil-
arity of climate and soil to the Cali
fornia and Mediterranean regions,
the latter country the recognized
home of this fruit, which is popular
the world over and where there are
trees which have been In bearing for
six hundred years and more. Travel
ers say that there are certain trees
pointed out which are claimed to be
more than two thousand years old,
In that country the olive has at
tanned It's greatest economic import
ance and in California; 1t has long
since passed the experimental stage
and is now produced in large quanti-
ties, both for Its oil as well as for
picking. Picked olives are lux
ury, whereas they should be cheap,
as our climate Is adapted to their
cultivation and every one could raise
this fruit and do their own pickling,
have olive trees growing In the
city park at Grants Pass that have
stood the winter frost and are not in
jured In the least, not leaf on them
was frozen, and we all know that the
past winter was the coolest on re-
cord. The olive tree should never be
planted in cold or too wet soils or
where biting frosts are apt to occur
during the blooming period, which
Is from the tenth TO the twentieth OF
May. The planting must be done
where there Is moisture enough to
keep the trees growing but II the
soil Is dry irrigation must be resort
ed to- The olive will thrive In this
country up to an elevation OF 1000
feet Neither scale, codling moth or
other pests disturb the olive tree,
hence there Is a great saving OF labor
In comparison with other fruits
grown in this country.
Olive trees should be planted In
February or March and great care
should be taken to put small
amount OF water In the hole after
the roots are covered with soil, 30 as
to settle the earth around them, and
you must be sure to plant the tree
In the same position In which 1t was
grown, for II you place II In the
ground with the north side to the
south It will surely sun scald and
then the borer gets In his work. This
is the great mistake of the many
who plant orchards and then they
wonder why some OF the trees thrive
and Others sunburn and are ruined
Should there be any among your
readers who are sceptical regarding
this country being adapted to olive
culture take pleasure in inviting
them to the city park where they
will have demonstration OF the
claims make. This subject ls toe
important to do II full justice In q
single article in your paper; may
take II up again in a future Issue