66 ON PLANTING IX EXPOSED AND 



ON PLANTING IN EXPOSED AND MAPtlTIME SITUATIONS. 



By Lewis Bayne, Kinmel Park, Abergele, North Wales. 



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Those who engage in planting in extremely exposed or maritime 

 situations need not look for immediate and certain success, nor 

 be disheartened by the failure to some extent of their labours, as 

 successful planting in such situations is always problematical, 

 and requires great preparation and perseverance to ensure even 

 moderately good results. It has been found from experience 

 that certain trees will grow and thrive with various success in 

 the most exposed situations Avhen the soil is suitable ; but when 

 the soil is unsuitable, the success of the planting becomes doubt- 

 ful, and ought not to be attempted without due consideration, 

 and under any circumstance a reasonable time must elapse 

 before the trees planted will have much appearance. 



Wlien the soil and subsoil is of a tenacious and stiff nature, 

 there will be little use of planting any trees or shrubs without 

 first thoroughly preparing the soil for their reception, as without 

 this operation their chance of success will be very limited, even 

 should the most suitable varieties of plants be selected. 



After Laving the ground intended to be planted properly 

 fenced and enclosed, the first thing to be done is to have it 

 thoroughly loosened by trenching or ploughing. The former, 

 although the most expensive method at the beginning, is by all 

 means the best and most profitable in the end, and should be had 

 recourse to where practicable, to a depth of from 20 to 24 inches, 

 especially when the ground is of small extent, or when the 

 planting is to be for ornamental purposes. When trenching is 

 performed, it should always be kept in view to keep the surface 

 soil on the top of the trenched ground, so that the young roots 

 of the plants may have tlie advantage of the best soil to give 

 them a good start. The under soil being well loosened by the 

 trenching, is also improved by the action of the atmosphere, 

 and particles from the good soil are washed down to it by the 

 rain, while the surface is kept from becoming very wet b}' the 

 rain-water getting away more freely. But when there is an 

 over- abundance of moisture from rains or stagnant water, it is 

 essential to have it removed by draining. In plantations we 

 consider open drains the best, the depth, width, and distance 

 between each other to be decided upon according to the nature 

 and circumstances of each case. 



In very exposed situations, where young trees are planted 

 without the preparation of ploughing or trenching, and the 

 necessary draining, on stiff soils, they become loosened by the 

 action of the wind, and the swaying backwards and forwards 



