Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19
TIME TO PLANT SHADE TREES
IN THE VALLEY HAS ARRIVED
A City That Lacks Beauty Is A City Behind The Times, And
A City That Lacks Trees, By That Fact acks Beauty Trees Should
Be Carefully Selected, And Must Be Taken Care OF After Planting.

growth involves a great deal 81 labor and
expense. and few nursery men are ia a po
sitiOn "a come in contact with and edu.
cate the public 10 the value Of a tree
grown under the system and find 4 mar
ket for their product ~ an advance over
the usual price asked for chcapl, grown
trees great enough 10 Justify them ia the
expense aud cost of production Of the
high grade tree. The common method of
crDwin. nursery .fo,k j. Ia SOW the seeds
or plant the cuttings in rows ~ four
feet apart and cultivate until large
enough for market. Under this method,
trees can be- grown cry chraply. aud sold
likewise thereby supplying a popular
demand. hut very expensive Ia the pur
chaser. a. most uf the root af this class
II trees are left in the ground sometimes
20 per cent NJ digging being o. long and
extensive "a H. removed without great
cxpens. and labor in parking These
trees rome To the planter with , or I
prong in place Of a root system nccc>-
Sary t. life and growth. usually diving
the first wear or two or becoming so
badly >tumtctL diseased and slow ~
growth aud rarely. il ever a satisfactory
tree.
So much for this system. now for the
genuine nursery grown or root pruned
nursery stock. The first operation j. the
same for the first season. The second
season the work commences i'm the form
alton of a high grade plant or tree. All
wear ol dsccdling are dug and graded.
the wrakline> and interiors are thrown
away. the tan root il Shortcned Ia n
couple If inches. the top 10 correspond.
This heading back Of the tap DOT causes
numerous new roots t. form: these are
inches IN length each wear. The result
in turn permitted To grow only a few
j. n tree or plant with 4 compact mass
~ fihrnnS roots sheet enough 10 b. 70
movrdalmo>t who'll with The Tree when
take nfrom the nursery row FOR adorn
mrnt % vour home grounds 81 street
which will begin active growth immcdi-
ltclv and he nf pleasure after Won.
There j. Just a. much foresight. knowl
"hce and conscientious work required to
breed trees a. ia high grade live stock
and one should To- a. careful IN purrhas
ing one n the other. lnaSmuch ~ YOU
have Ia rely g%realiv upon the honesty Of
vrlr nurScr,man. deal onlv with those of
rood rrput and are well informed a. a.
the likes and dislike. for soil. shade and
sunlight of different varieties of plants;
some require one AMI others the opp
site conditions fn- healthy growth: some
thrive best ia 'ull sunlight VIII H. Others
lo best ia the Shalc.
\ host nf plants that grow IN North
Texas are 4 total failure 90 the coast and
vice versa. \ consultation with 4 reliable
aud experienced nurScrvman. before
planting ma save YOU money. time and
disappointment
If Won nave in mind the hcauiificafios
IL ycur home grounds or park consult !
reliable landscape architect rs near home
A. possible and make sure that h. under
stan T. YOUR soil and climate conditions.
lie has made n study and profession of
the having ont of the grounds and the ar
%ti>iir arrangement and grouping If
shrubs and plants. giving most nrtI>t Z
results aud will more than save his fee