El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

ferent climate. where the sunshine is
not so intense as ours. At this time
of the year trees are dormant and
leafless and are more apt to be dam
aged by the sun than at any other sea
son. From January / to March j is
the best time, particularly the period
between January 10 and February 10
Age Of Trees to Plant.
A good thrifty, one year old tree
from the bud is perhaps the best 1t
does not necessarily have to be of IN
usual size, as this may have been &C
cOmpliShed by forcing, and If this be
the case, the wood is apt to be tender
and viii not transplant with the same
assurance OF success as an average
sized tree One year old trees in this
climate and soil VIII average much
larger than those of almost any other
place, however. Two year old trees
may sometimes be planted to advan-
tage, where the trees are thrifty and
do not have to be out Of the ground
too long, and where the tree has not
been held in the nursery on account
of its being stunted and not salable
be Of a two years size, and a suffl-
cient amount of roots should be taken
up with the tree TO balance its size
and pruned accordingly
How to Plant.
As soon as the trees arrive, unpack,
and heel in with as little exposure
to the sun, air, wind and frost as pos
sible- I believe it is a good plan to
pie time to plant without rushing.
Never take out a large number at once
to plant, and be sure to protect the
roots at all times by sacks or wet
cloths, or by keeping the roots sub
merged in water in a suitable vessel
that can be transported to the planting
place.
Trees that have become shriveled by
unusual delay may be restored to an
active condition by burying complete
", root and branch, in the ground, and
the ground kept wet for three or four
days.
To heel in. dig a trench foot or so
deep, spread the trees along in this
ditch; the trees are usually slanted 10
one side and the roots completely Gov
cred with fine, loose earth; wet down,
and If this is carefully done, they will
keep until you are ready to plant II
the trees start buds before you are
ready to plant, take them out and ex-
pose their roots to the sun for one half
hour to one hour, then heel in again,
and you can wait a week or so longer
before planting.
Preparing the Land.
The ground should be prepared as
well as for seed crop. PlOw deep
at least 10 or u inches, more II you
can. Professor WicksOn in his book
California Fruits and How to Grow
them Gan excellent book. with mucn
2 valuable information suited to TINS
section), says It was a. wise man VINO,
when asked how big to dig tree holes,
answered, AS big as your field"
Nothing will pay better than this thor
ough preparation.
Plan.
Whether the square method Of plant
ing is followed, or the triangular Cor
heXagonaD, matters little Both have
advantages and disadvantages over
the other The square is the more
simple. 1t permits of filters or tenn
pOrary planting being done, and, later,
when the more slowly maturing tree
has been developed. these filters may
be taken out and the permanent trees
left standing just right. An objection
to this is that all the feeding roots
have not the same amount Of space
on all sides of the trees until they
meet roots from the next tree in the
same direction If this makes any
difference, I fail to see it, The real
reason that trees are planted on the
triangular plan is that if trees are
planted the same distance apart by this
method as they are apart in the rows
and between rows by the square
method, you will get about Is percent
more trees on an acre
Planting the Tree.
When ready TO plant, examine the
roots, and If any are bruised or brOk-
en-, cut back to a solid place. The end
Of all roots should have q clean, sharp
cut. sfoping TO under side to prevent
water soaking in from above. Any
NECESSARILY long roots should be cut
backt to a reasonable length. The