The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-03
How a Tree S..
Should Be Planted

Persons planting trees should make
it a point, first Of all, to use the same
care and be just as particular as
surgeons in performing operations Of
serious nature, since care is as i'm
portant in one case as in the other.
When planting a tree make sure to
dig the hole large enough to permit
the roots to spread as much as pos
sible. In replacing the dirt over the
roots put the top soil in first. This
soil is of a richer nature than the
subsoil and should by all means come
in contact with the roots.
Another important point is to make
sure that the tree is planted at the
exact depth at which it grew. This
you can see by the soil mark about
the trunk. The ground should be
kept thoroughly and firmly packed
around the roots so that the tree
cannot work loose. When the tree
is planted in the fall the ground about
1t should be tamped again in the
spring.
Trees must be thoroughly watered
when they are planted and regularly
afterward IL the weather is dry.
Once or twice week is often enough
but be sure that plenty Of water is
used. Unless the ground Is soaked
to a sufficient depth water does more
harm than good. In planting ever
green's, If the ground is dry, only
enough dirt should be put in the hole
should then be soaked and allowed
to settle before the rest of the soil
is replaced.
The most important factor in sue
:essful planting is cultivation Of the
ground about the tree. Work the
soil thoroughly with hoe so that
the air and moisture can reach the
roots. If the ground is allowed to
become hard the roots will smother.
II the tree is planted in a lawn or
meadow a space as large as the
spread of the roots should be kept
free Of grass and cultivated until the
tree is thoroughly established. Fol
lowing is set Of rules in the plant.
ing Of deciduous tree as set down
by an expert:
Mark out the hole in the form of
circle, making the diameter equal
to the spread of the roots of the tree.
Place the sod on one side.
Remove the black soil immediate
ly under the sod and place next to
the sod. This black soil is, of course,
the best.
Remove the under or yellow soil
to depth Of about two and half
feet. BE sure to keep the three
soils, black, sod and yellow, in sep.
arate piles.
The width of the hole averages
about five feet, top and bottom. This
is for tree three inches in diamet-
er and eighteen feet in height.
Use decayed manure or leaf mold
to put in the hole for a depth of two
inches.
Turn the sod upside down over the
manure or leaf mold and lamp thor
oughly.
Put ba.k some of the black soil,
pulverizing 1t by hand to total depth
of twelve inches, leaving the hole
still eighteen inches deep.
Take the tree and spread out the
| roots so that every one Is perfectly
straight. II necessary trim some Of
the long roots, making sure that ev.
cry important root has a clean cut
and not a Jagged break at the end.
The soil mark on the trunk must be
| level with the ground. II necessary
take out little soil or put back a
little more black dirt into the hole.
Spread the black soil by hand be.
tween the roots. After covering
them shovel the rest of the black soil
on and lamp thoroughly.
Mix the yellow soil with one part
OF decayed manure or leaf mold to
two parts OF yellow soil and spread
on the top. This mixture tends to
keep the top soil open and prevents
1t from packing too hard.
After the tree is planted it should
be trimmed back, but great care
should be taken in doing this, as
many good specimens are ruined by
improper trimming.
After the tree is planted and trim
med the soil about It must be kept
open and should be constantly cult
waited for the first year. For the first
month the tree should be watered
once week to depth Of twelve in
ches TO induce root action.