The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-26
HOW TO ENCOURAGE
TREES IN NEVADA

AS Arbor Day approaches the
schools throughout Nevada are. nc
doubt. planning tree planting exer.
cises and since all Of the schools
may not be familiar with conditions
In Nevada, 1t seems fitting that some
suggestions concerning tree planting
should be made at this time. OF
course. 1t is not only the schools that
desire to beautify the community
through the custom of planting
trees. but also the home folks. Par
ticularly In a region where there are
SO few trees as here In Nevada, we
should all be much interested In the
proper care of the trees we already
have and should look forward to in
creasing the beauty of our country
through this medium. Not only the
homes, but street tree planting in the
towns is of Importance for the es-
thetic value of tree growth. There
is no way in which the home or the
city might better be beautified than
through the planting of trees.
For our streets and homes the fol-
lowing list of trees is recommended
Silver Poplar (Populus Alba.)
Norway Maple (Acer Platinoides.)
Honey Locust (Gleditisia Triacan-
thos)
Black Locust (Robinia Pseudaca-
cia.)
White Ash (Graxinus Americana.)
Green Ash (Fraxinus Lancelotata.)
Blue Spruce (Picea Parryana.)
Lodge Pole Pine (Pinus Contorta.)
Scotch Pine (Pinus Sylvestris.)
Box Elder (Acer Negundo.)
Yellow Pine (Pinus Ponderosa.)
Most of the above trees may be Sc
cured at any commercial nursery.
There are commercial nurseries In
Reno and Salt Lake which are most
accessible to this locality.
Ii anyone desires success with
tree planting. considerable care and
attention will be necessary.
Care should be taken in selecting
the trees to be set out. That is, IL at
all possible nursey grown trees
should be used and they should have
been transplanted every two years
while in the nursery. this to insure
a thorough root pruning and the pro-
duction of numerous fibrous roots
close to the trunk. Trees that have
not been transplanted usually form
long slender roots the most OF which
are cut off when the tree is dug. OF
course, IL nursery stock is unobtain-
able we should plant any trees that
can be secured but by all means on
Arbor Day everyone should plant
a tree"
Usually most varieties of trees used
for street planting should be about
eight or ten feet high and trunks or
stems abount one and one-half to two
inches in diameter.
Next to selection of proper varie-
ties the preparation of the hole Is
the most important detail of tree
planting and particularly of street
tree planting because of the restricted
area available for the spread of the
roots and owing to the artificial con-
dition imposed by improvements of
the street, the soil provided for the
feeding ground of the roots must be
liberal In quantity and of best quail.
ity. From two to three cubic yards of
soil should be provided for each tree.
Proper depth Of soil is from two and
one-half to three feet. A hole three
feet deep. large enough to hold two
cubic yards, is the smallest desirable
surface area. The deeper the roots
may be encouraged to grow the more
drouth resistance the tree will have.
The soil used should be topsoil from
land that has been producing good
crops. This should be well enriched
with rotten manure, one part OF
manure to four of soil.
Trees should be planted or "heeled
in" just as soon as they are received
Not a moment. exposure from the box
to the soil should be permitted. II
roots appear dry they may be dipped
In thin mud or tub of water before
"heeling in" or planted. Any multi
ated ends of roots should be re-
moved. The top should be severely
pruned and the tree set In the hole
90 that when the soil IL placed about