12 MICHIGAN ROADS AND FORESTS 



It is an indication of the lact of interest what may be termed an individuality. With- practice of a good many people in setting 



people take in knowing nature that these out any apparent reason, for instance, an "* these trees where no such .temporary 



11 1 ^ dm tree set out under the most favonhle shlft shollld be resorted to. All the varieties [ 



tags are usually left on until the names can- c et O1 w hi c h might be included in the category above 



not he rlistinp-nkhpfl conditions, where proper methods have been ' ?t*i 



, followed and every care observed, will not d f nned are most susceptible to the attacks 



Trees may be used to complete the natural jj ye of borers, the wood is soft and pulpy and 



effect of almost any style of architecture. ' . . . not capable of a permanent and durable 



An unsightly view in the rear may be screened lhls > J a . m convinced, may be called simply growtn . -phe limbs ar e broken off in even 



off with a row of low-growing evergreen the exception that proves the rule that large moc i eratc w j n( i storms. Frequently the roots 



trees, or an unpainted barn on a neighbor's trees can 'be moved. It is distressing to spread anc j prevent the growth of other and 



premises may be shut off from sight by a the commercial institution that guarantees more (i es j ra .bi e vegetation. 



screen of white birches. A low tree such trees, to find that it is necessary sometimes j closing- I must acain revert to the sub- 



as a pin oak may be used to carry out and to replace the same tree two or three times. . ln ^/X Vre of trefs There has recently 



complement some wing of the house where At the same time, .this occurs not often J ect aidst that is 



the style of architecture is formal. An elm enough to agitate either the house owner ^"'"f/ no W nsider-ition than the 



may be so placed as to spread its protecting or the business firm, and should not deter g*gjj ' ' J Sine or ay other 



shelter over a house and literally take the any person who knows of such instances from C ^c"Kn I refer > what in common oar- 



bnilding under its wing. Even Le single engaging m setting out large trees to beautify ^aUon I ref r ^ what commor .par 



tree, placed without reference to the shade hl s grounds. One of the first principles of , , f th { t h b allowed 



to be' derived from it, but with an idea of handling trees. ,s, of course, to' preserve the ^X" ,y die off 1 ecau e dry rot go Tto 



carrying out an effect which is desired to bark from injury and to remove as much JL trunk or because of insect ravaVes or 



*e natural, is better than setting out half a as poss.ble of the roots without disturbing e "" t h \vols nav have 



dozen tree's along the walk just because the them. Every care must be taken to preserve ^roo deeply cover" 1 with soiF or wUh an 



neighbors have all done the same thing. the small fibers that adhere to the roots. imp t roper ee k ^ 1 of soil . A11 thes ' e things the 



In the transplanting of large trees tile num- These fibers are so essential to the life of ' investigate and correct. He 



ber of varieties that can be successfully moved J^f,, ^ ^whole ooerat on The wil1 clea " the trunk f the tree and remove 



is limited and to a large extent dependent J^T'" "' ^ir : ^ou\d T ken?' mo 't the cocoons and eggs of insects. He will 



upon the locality with reference to climate, JJ"" the movL c oeraon , that The- : mi the holes in the trunk with cemcnt and 



soil and other conditions. Among the trees S?wL" T o .ortun'itv to dry ou nd cllt " ff the dcad limbs in the P r P er P lace 



best adapted for transplanting, first of all f!*J%? "functions I have snokTn of nre :l " (1 naaf. He will prune the head of the 



comes the elm. Perhaps the first thought ^rvi,^ the bark of th^Iree There is a trce tO COrrect a n '- sidefl r " wth or even - 



of the house builder is to outline the street ' If* * T *. ' * * perhaps, to produce a certain effect that is 



with trees. In fact, in the cities and villages, *>> la ' f , a ?_ cy o ff Jt ''"/ P Tc s oTthe' bk ' Iesirt<1 all<1 ""' bei "* btained by lc 



where the houses are usually not more than lat 4 str P . n . !f, r ?"* ' This of the trcc to its own rowth - Such a profes- 



tcn to fifty feet apart, it is often impossible ! ** "* . e * '. j sion as this deserves the most hearty sup- 



to find proper space for setting out a large t o U p reS erve h e re^ is a Hie good judgment P ort of a11 who are "Crested in beautifying 



tree except in the garden in the rear of * n ^ \^ 5 a f '''^rf n J p SS their homes and preserving their trees. 



the edges of the bark' wV 



mo PROFIT IN WOODLANDS 



usual and effective forms of beautificatio. 



n 



rn r- 



natural v w'hatfhe old tree student would th ^ w d - A * "* ha ve seen remarkable ing circular of Munson-Whitaker Co.. which is of 



" snreader If ed a i'-stances of the growth of bark to cover interest chiefly as it marks a new phase in the 



1 and heal over these places. Even the human development of forestry in our country. We have 



i' he* aTl the shade necessary while ^tern cannot furnish so striking an example here a couple of Forest School men taking up 



c ,^ h - ry ,' T '' e f of the remedies nature has furnished as will forestry as a business exactly as a physician or 



* K be found in the quick caring for wounds by an engineer would do. These young men under- 



sunlight for the growth of grass and shrubs. e . { k ^ examination of forcst lalld for pros . 



The elm is also especially well adapted for e < . j fa th , ke survevs 



mnvincf heratiso nrimanlv it is a. river hank * will not cievote mu en time in tms paper ^^ rv *jv * t . * i 



The root sprTad ou and do not sin to the many practical methods and various and estimates and maps or forest land owners; 



aeel into the so,? so th" after the neces forms of apparatus used to handle large trees, they make suggestions of plans for taking care 



safy cuuing of he ends of he roots has You are familiar with one or more of the of such properties, they undertake forest.plan- 



been done the ree may usually be lifted tree moving wagons or machines. tations, etc in short they stand ready to act as 



/ ? e practicing foresters, for any one who desires 



bndly without any great amount of cutting Usually the outer root ends are cut so as . fc . * { j Thjn s the word 



under roots. This tree flourishes in light to leave a ball of roots and dirt large enough f t did not occur in the American diction- 



soil that permits its easy removal. These to furnish a good base to support the tree. "Goinc some?" 



statements also apply to a certain extent to The under roots are cut away as this ball ' _J _ 



the white birch, ash, pin oak and some other is raised. The tree is usually lifted by the 



common varieties. It will readily be seen trunk, although the method is sometimes FORESTRY IN NATURE STUDY. 



that the best results can be obtained from used of lifting and carrying the ball by A special circular, issned by the office of cxper- 



planting such trees, because it is possible to spade-like blades driven around the circum- iment stations, United States Department of Ag- 



prepare a bed that will take care of the fu- ference of the ball and then locked together, riculturc, should be of interest to many of our 



ture root growth with a very limited amount The practice of moving trees with a frozen teachers. It not only tells just what the different 



of light soil. The ash may be used next to ball of dirt and roots must be followed with grades might undertake in this line but also gives 



the curb or where the ground contains ob- caution. If the tree is handled by the trunk, a hint about collections and literature. 



structions, as it flourishes in rocky surround- the weight of the frozen ball is too great 



ings, provided there is some fairly nourish- a strain to a tree, say, having a diameter of Busll & Humphrey are progressing nicely 



ing soil to support it. The pin oak and birch ten inches and upwards. A great deal de- ith their Jogging operations in the -Porcu- 



reqmre a light soil; a great deal of sand can pends upon the planting. The ball of roots jnc mou ntains Ontonagon county. Huge 



be mixed with the loam used in planting and dirt should be large enough not only i]es of t ; m bcr are being banked. The oper- 



thcm to special advantage. Generally speak- to embody as much as possible of the roots, g tors cst j mate that their winter's cut will be 



ing, the transplanting of other oaks than pin but also to furnish a firm support for the a t, out f our million feet of hemlock, besides a 



oaks is not particularly successful. It is trunk and head. The dirt used in planting i number of ties and poles. Eighty men 



much more difficult to reproduce the native should be thoroughly worked around all the are at wor k j n the camps 



environment of the oak, beach, hard maple, roots so that no large cavities exist. If the 



than that of the elm. The former are high- tree is tall and the soil sandy or loose, it i R^arl M/->rpe 



land trees, frequently found in sandy or is necessary to guy the head in place to 1V111 



gravelly soil. prevent it swaying in the wind. Continual Marshal Nel Crosby has been working all in- 



For many years in large cities, such as loosening of the ball in the ground by a sway- mates of the Cass county jail on the streets of 



Paris, Boston, Cleveland and Detroit, large ing trunk prevents root growth and of- course the village of Cassopolis, under the terms of the 



trees 'have been transplanted in large num- will eventually kill the tree. new county regulation. 



hers and very successfully. Particularly in I cannot refrain from strongly protesting 



the first two named cities, very large trees against the setting put of trees that in the The Emmet county road commission has let 



have been successfully moved, but the cost very nature of things must be removed contracts for crushed stone for the Mackinaw 



of this operation is so great in transplanting within a comparatively few years, such as the and Pellston turnpikes and for as much of the 



large forest trees as to be practically pro- planting of the so-called Carolina poplars, Petoskey turnpike as should be constructed dur- 



hibitivc for the average house owner. When the catalpa tree and other varieties that have ing the coming summer. Work will be begun 



municipalities engage in this work, the cost no claim to the serious attention of the real on these roads as soon as it is dry enough. Coin- 



is nut a serious item, comparatively speaking, student of trees and shrubs. It is true that missioner Leismer reports that contracts for 



It must be borne in mind in connection with many of these trees may be used for tempo- stone were awarded to the Petoskey Crushed 



the discussion of practical methods that time rary purposes, but such a use must be sharply Stone Company. The company will donate $100 



after time it will be found that trees possess defined and clearly distinguished from the to be used on the Petoskey turnpike. 



