The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-13
COMMON ERRORS IN
SETTING OUT TREES
.,.olantrsi PIants lake Patients
us ont OF Hospital, Must lie
.,,,d to Recover Prom shock.
OBSERVE THE DIRECTIONS
v.lp Everything just rs Near Like
Nsturr - is Pos~Abic n You
Want Plant to 1--we,

very large percentage OF all trees
and plants set out perish the frst
.,a.on after they are planted be-
cause the planting is not properly
5one ". ties +. r. Rockwell. the
plant expert
IN, Is not because people do not
,sEs palns with the plants which
,h.y set out but usually because OF
,.cI nr experience or information as
to inst how the work should be done
rbe ola adalco that "a cat can hc
sIie, by care" often applies 20 the
.s,,lnc ont Of trees and plants AL
IA, Ia required TO make failure GERS
,,ip s plenty OF the wrong Kind OF
care.
Recovering From Shock.
Wh,A "A tree or shrub ~ taken UP
,r5 ,rpnAp'antcd II IL naturally a
,,Icrp shock TO the whole plant Al
oSrs normal functions are rudoIy
,r,erfarou with It's source OF focl is
entirely cut off and cannot be re-
r,Nel ruu the roots which arc left
n, u have re-estahlishcd their cloae
,on,acf with the soil and scnd out
new f,oling roots--the tiny hair-like
-ooiQ which are almost all broken off
or destroyed In the process OF trans
p,an,inC Like a patient after n
severe operation. newly set plant
mus he given the best conditions
nossihlc In order that II may CON
yalesccuco quickly.
Tho 'wo biggest causes Of failure
IN setting out trees and shrubs are.
81.
or puttIng The plants In firm Sec
ondly 'hc great reluctance which all
Inexperienced gardeners have or cut
ting back the top.
Plant Substantially.
II YOU take hold OF even "A small
,-ee or shrub where II is growing
and try TO null It up, you will gee
how firmly +, hns taken hola of tho
soil n II had not every strong
wind would rock It and move Il TO
such an extent that the fine and tlnv
feeding roots would he broken on
In setting ont any tree or plant,
therefore. ii Is essential To get II iust
As firmly IN the ground as possible
4 p!an'sman who had sent out lot
n roses received back word from his
Indignant customer that they had
ali died but ono, which, strangely
enough. her husband. who weighed
over TWO hundred, had stepped on
and broken when they were setting
g out" All the others, II proved
upon Investigations had merely been
placed in the ground and had the
earth gently drawn over their roots
snd carefully patted down by hand
on the surface, There Is very little
danger of your getting the soil too
firmly about the roots or any plant
Won are setting out. II II IS n small
rec or shrub, the soil should be
pressed down firmly about the roots
with the foot, bearing ones entire
weight In case OF larger trees. re
curing good sized hole 10 take the
hali ~ roots the soil should be filled
lu a I.tlc AT n time and firmly
'amped down with n blunt stick, as
'hc hole is gradually filled up. When
'hc planting is completed the tree or
shrub should be so firm in the
ground thar a considerable pull on
tho top viii not show any signs or
lOoscn!ng tho roots.
Follow the planting instructions
wth your order Many planters can
no, bring themselves 10 spoil the
looks or tho tree or shrub that Is
% be planted. The reason why. In
most cases. II Is necessary to cut the
tops back severely is that n large
par, OF the roots have been destroy