The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPE
Suggestions for Arbor Day Paintings by F. A.
Huntley, State Commissioner of
Horticulture, Tacoma,
Washington.
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I No such thing as pruning to regular
! shapes and sizes occurs in natural
| woodlands.
Natural Order of Landscape
There is, however, natural order
in the assemblage of trees and smaller
vegetation A landscape as a whole
I is viewed from an open eXpanse COW
cred with grass and other tender
heritage. Shrubbery and trees of
| dwartish habit are at the approach
and the beginning of forest planta
ton. A little beyond Is the blend
ing OF more lofty growth. until. by
gradual development. the whole mass
blends with the lofty compact of for
est trees beyond. This, in brief is our
model. In practice It can be applied
| to large or small areas with the re-
i suit of securing beauty and harmony
| for the whole. On a school ground
| approximating an acre in extent, the
| extreme background should be
planted with a single kind of forest
trees arranged ell masse. Where
space will permit of wide border
planting, two kinds of trees can be
| used to advantage by arranging one
of shorter growing habit in the fore
ground. Care should always be ia
ken that the foliage of the two kinds
| thus assembled blend tremendously
with each other Two kinds of elms
| would blend. also would two kinds
| of NAPLES, and the lindens would not
| be out of place with either, while
| the locust is hard to associate with
| any other tree. This planting should
| occupy the full range of background
| hmm ediateiy in front. and well along
| the sides, trees of still dwarfer ha bit
| thrown along at irregular distances
| in scattered clumpS, and finally the
| use of shrubbery and herbaceous
| plants along the fence row, extend
| ing the paintings to the sides and we'll
| towards the foreground, will make of
the whole a training ground for best
| influences and pleasant memories A
| mistake often made in the improve
| ment of a place is the selection of
too many kinds of trees and shrubs
which do not harmonic with each
other in character OF growth and col
oring or blending of foliage, A few
kinds tastefully arranged are far more
desirable than any attempt at display
I
| open landscape with paintings con-
| fined to background and border, has
depth and breadth displayed to the
best possible advantage. This is a
matter of very important considera-
ton in modern landscape gardening.
How to Transplant Trees
| How to transplant trees successful
| ly is not always understood by those
who are accustomed to performing
such labor. Much less can be eX-
pected of inexperienced persons often
delegated to perform such services. SO
; we should arrive at reasonable con-
, illusions in undertaking this work
Trees and plants of esta blished
/ growth have a well-developed root
system. Correspondence there is a
natural branch and leaf expansion. In
other words, a thrifty plant must
have root action and leaf action to
balance Roots take up the crude
: elements of fertility from the soil.
| These are conveyed through the new
est wood growth in the form of sap
to the leaves, where the sap is ex-
posed to the sunlight and air and
Z becomes ella borated plant food or the
! Il
plant of a portion of its roots, leav-
ing the top undisturbed. the leaf ac-
ton is enfeebled almost beyond re-
5 covery. On the other hand, if we
deprive a plant of some of its stems
, and leaves, or a goodly share of
f them, during the growing season,
without disturbing the roots the nu-
triton of the plant is disturbed to the
extent that growth will be checked
. very noticeably for at least one sea-
son. A balance of growth between
, roots and top should always be main
p tanned as nearly as possible when
, transplanting. BY the ordinary meth
DDS of digging. it is hardly possible
, to save more than one-fourth of a
! fbrous root system in transplantng
i, trees that are from four to eight feet
+ in height The success of transplant
ing depends very largely upon prun-
ing off as much of the top as WILL
g in the judgment of the planter, pre-
! serve a balance of roots and foliage
I A sufficient cutting back of the ton
: to secure harmony With root power
= not only inNigorates the whole plant
! FOR the time being, but a larger
, growth is the ultimate result. 1t is
= always best to prune away the new
p est growth from many points, rather
T than to cut away large groWths
a which include much matured wood
: The aim should be. mainly, to re-
duce leaf action, Trees and shrubs
= should be planted about as deep as
t they originally grew. If planted
much deeper, as is often advised, the
roots are deprived too much of air
especially in heavy soils. Roots OF
most plants develop abundantly as
- near the surface Of the ground as con-
\ ditious of moisture will permit during
/ the dryest portions of the year a soil
f saturated with water will prevent the
@ re esta blishment of root growth as
o. long AS that condition remains. Good
@ drainage is necessary for successful
n tree culture. Roots soaked in water
t previous to planting and then set in a
$ soil Of fairly moist condition have a
: better chance of early recovery thar
To- If planted in an artificial mudhole, as
h the case will be if water is poured in
s on them and mixed with the soil
g Large air spaces among the roots
d should be avoided when transplantins
n RN keppino the moist soil we'll mn.