Evening star., 1949-05-29
Collecting Observation-Disclosures
Homes in Wooded Areas Offer Opportunity
To Include Native Flowers and Shrubs
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The tops os All ee.seetea ~eosy
shrubs trees and many p~srnnlaas
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10 ~ TO keep them II balance wgsa
an ABBREVIATED rNscs Voeea. soEns
professional eosieetnss 60 - far
as ta remove the entire toea es
won6s plants That method. eo~-
ever. car o;aly be tcliewed wsta
safety ~hea the plants Are c0z-
naAnt q, time O, esllectson When
TIE plants are In leaf II 10 usually
Satisfactory 10 remove rAEs Al
the stem Aoilles and ether
oroadleased eversreens need 10
have some limbs removed and q
portion Of the foliage
After the pruning or thinning
operation Is completed Tire neat
step should be 90 prcvtoe PRO.
tee,ion from sun and wind for
week or two. This Ia 20 give
the plant time In which 10 send
out new feeding roots and to be-
come well Set;ied In iis new hnFas.
During the winter some protection
viii be needed even though II
appears well established and
happy in the new situation
MaiehIng 10 Advisable.
Malchsns the root area In the
winter Is advisable. Dormant ds.
eiduous plants need O mulch after
the ground IL fraaen 10 prevent
'heavtng Eyersreena. especially
the eroadleased kinda. generally
receive more benefit from q mulch
applied before the ground freears.
Such plants should not ee allowed
10 so into cold weather In dry
soil. Watering. II rainfall 10 not
adequate. IL advisable.
Most natives do not eenshs
from the usual types OF CONNER
cial fertilizers. A mulch Of rotted
ieaves-eompos, or woods sotl~-
Ia generally adequate. II feeding
Ii needed II should be q fertilizer
especially prepared for use on
axaieas and rhododendrons, Such
q mixture should contain ma
terials which help 20 keep ths
soil acid. and II Ia not likely 10
burn unaecustomed roots Oak
leaves and pine needles tend 10
make the soil more acid than do
other kinds.
These rules are general and
there are exceptions, Dcgsood
and birch should be moved only
in tho spring a. the buds begin
10 unfold. Asaieas and rhododen-
drons may be moved even " iils in
flower II anail plants are taken
and exposure 10 drying winds and
sun Ia avoided, Native sstefa
should be moved In the sprias.
the same ~ cultivated varieties.
Ordinarily this would mean So
lectins In the fall and naarkins.
While II Ii not the intention
Of this article 10 encourage THE
removal of wildflowers. shrubs
and plants from the woods and
meadows except under the eondi"
tions mentioned. II II worth whiis
TO point out when and how such
material should be handled.
whether II Ia obtained frofn .
commercial plsntsman or collset-
ed from some place where collect
ins In permitted. I add this fur
ther thought from the wildnower
Preservation Society. Take only
plants you can handle safely and
never take ell that are growing
In any one situation. Leave some
70 multiply. and 10 keep our
woods and fieids aniootn for 9th.
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