Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1880 — Planting of Tress. [ARTICLE]

Planting of Tress.

A lecturer upon horticulture considers that there is a tacit compact between the horticulturist and his trees, shrubbery and tiidnu md that tkflf should consider themselves enraced in a copartnership business, each having their part of the contract to fulfil. The conditions nt this contract should be about as follows: The horticulturist, when taking his trees or plants in his possession, agrees to properly plant them In good, deep coil end give them daily care and cultivation that they need from year to year. He agrees to protect them from ail animals, the whiffle trees and the plow. He also agrees to praae, keeping the tops in pace with the roots and body, all of which he agrees to faithfully perform as long as they remain his properly. In consideration of the party of the first past having faithfully performed ail the conditions named, the trees therefore agree to appropriate the soil furnished to its growth, and throw out fibrous room each way from its body, and take on a vigorous growth from year to year, throwing oat leaves annually from each twig to inhale the chemicals the atmosphere produces, until it has gained strength or root and body end limb, to bear fruits of Its kind from year to year during its natural life (elements permitting); otherwise the contract is annulled. Let us as horticulturists see to it that we do not annul our cop tract with our trees, plants and shrubbery. , Except for evergreens, which can be put out this month, it ts too late now to plant trees, but there Is work to he done which should be attended to at once. Many young trees require supports. Procure stakes, the length to be governed by the height bf trees Have them long enough to cross the tree, after being driven into the gTound at an angle of 45 degrees, at a proper distance from the ground to stay the tree. Procure strips <3 stout cloth, pass one around the stake and cross it where the stakes comes in contact with tree, then pass it around both stake and tree and tie firmly, using one stake to each tree. It The same lecturer gives some hints upon planting trees, which we subjoin: Should it be necessary to plant trees in grass plats, where cultivation and plowing beiore planting must be dispensed with, I would dig a hole four feet la diameter, taking the sod away, laying it one side. I would then take out the fine earth, put that ia another place, digging the hole deep enough to receive the sod in the bottom of it, covering it with fine earth, raising it to a proper depth to receive the tree. I would. then, proceed to plant the tree, using soft earth about the Toots. If the natural, soil it good, there will be earth enough at Land; but, if poor, good earth should be substituted. If manure is used around young trees, it should be worked into the soil from the surface. No manures should be used around the roots of any tiee. Peat or swamp muck is good, If used with other soil, to put around roots, and put into the bottom of the hole before planting.