The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-10
SHOULD PLANT
MEMORIAL TREE
Tree Planting Should Be
( Adopted by All Com
munities in Country
AMERICAN FORESTRY
ASSOCIATION ACTS
Will Send Tree Planting. Program to
Anyone Roads of Remembrance
a Feature This Year-Instructions
About Planting and Caring for Trees.

NEW YORK, Sept. lO-Tree planting
as a memorial to the men who offered
their, lives to their country is being taken
up widely this fall and the custom is one
which tree lovers hope is not of this year
but of every year. Tree planting should
form a permanent part of the improve
says the American Forestry association,
which is registering all memorial trees in
a national honor roll and sending GER
tihcates of registration to individuals,
churches, schools and patriotic organiza-
tions doing the planting.
The association announces that in al
most every city and town where me
mortal of some kind is to be adopted the
proper setting of memorial trees will be
part of that memorial.
another phase of tree planting is the
Roads of Remembrance idea which the
, American Forestry association finds is be-
| ing taken up throughout the country.
This roadside tree planting goes hand i'll
hand with the big good roads building
| program of the nation. In many states
the general federation of women's clubs
| has apportioned one mile of the Lincoln
| Highway to a member who is to look after
! the memorial tree planting for her unit
| There is another plan to erect a memor
al drive in the Lake Placid country tC
| connect up with the roads leading out Of
the town This plan includes the plant
| ing OF memorial trees in honor of the
men and women of Essex county
The American Forestry association vii
send to any one free a suggested treo
planting day program which gives flint
opportunity for members of schools. clubs
or patriotic organizations to take part
1t urges that all memorial treeplantln!
be reported that H. may keep its homo
\ Folld complete, tsi5 snee JIul t.aYoI4-s d
Purchase trees FROM reliable nursery
beware of tree peddlers. Choose healthy
well-formed trees Trees two or thre
inches in diameter and 10 or II feet higl
are large enough for any purpose. Wher
smaller trees carr be used. they generall
give better results, because the root sys
TEN is less disturbed by transplanting
Do not expose the roots to the sun, win
or frost. Keep wet blankets or canva
wrapped tightly about the roots until tn
tree is ready to be set out; then plan
with the least possible delay.
Trim off any broken, torn or njure
roots Use sharp knife and make
clean. smooth cut Remove all broke
branches and cut back onehalf to foui
fifths of the previous years branc
growth The size of the top must be pre-
portionaI to the size of the root system
or the roots will be unable to suppl
sufficient water and food for satisfactor
| growth. Forest grown trees have poo
root systems and must be severely prune
by removing the greater part of the sid
branches. Never cut back the main stel
or leader
Trees become root bound and make poo
t growth or die of the roots are erampe
G or twisted Dig wide, deep holes. I'll
holes should be foot or two wider tina
! is needed to accommodate the roots. Fc
street trees, the hole should be abol
twice as large as the root system actua
" requires Partially fill the hole wit
. rich loan and pack it down well. If poo
. soil must be used mix with well-rotte
. manure. Green or partially decomposC
manure will burn the roots and must nj
be used
The upper roots should lie only an inc
or two deeper in the soil than they gre
: originally. Spread out the roots in the
/ natural position and work soil arour
them, little at a time, compacting
firmly with the fingers or a pointed site
/ Occasionally stamp it with the foot I
that no air spaces remain. Also see tn
the stem of the tree is kept perfect
: vertical, since any attempt to straightt
the tree after planting is finished is lab
: to iniure the tree The final inch or tv
= of soil should be left fine and loose ov
the ton of the hole to- act as a mule