PLANTING EXPOSED GEOUND. 



and where but a small quantity of soil overlies the 

 rock. 



The Wild and Bird Cherries (Cerasus vulgaris and C.Padus) 

 are excellent ornamental trees lor exposed grounds, where 

 they grow to a large size and flower freely. They can both 

 subsist where but a small depth of soil is present. 



About the pits for planting, they should be well prepared 

 that is, the soil loosened up and made free for the roots to 

 run in, which will greatly help the trees to become quickly 

 established a point of great importance on exposed ground 

 The top turf may be chopped up and placed in the bottom 

 of the pit, this serving, when decomposed, as manure to the 

 roots, and assisting to promote vigorous growth. In planting 

 place the best-rooted sides of the trees to the windward or 

 most exposed site, and do not cover with the soil to a greater 

 depth than what the plant stood whilst in the nursery border. 

 On very exposed sites, and where the soil is thin, notch 

 planting and inserting with the planting iron are to be 

 recommended. 



It will be well, at stated intervals, to examine young 

 plantations formed on high-lying and exposed ground, to see, 

 that the plants do not get shaken about with the wind' 

 and holes formed around the stems. This latter is highly 

 injurious to the welfare of the plants, the air passing down 

 the stem side causing the roots to get dry to an inordinate 

 degree. 



Wind-swaying, where these holes have been formed around; 

 the stem, is also hurtful, as the tender roots get strained 

 and barked, and ill fitted for maintaining a healthy condition 

 of the young trees. The holes formed by swaying of the 

 stems should be filled up with fine soil not stones, as is 

 sometimes the case and a small piece of stiff, grassy tun 

 tramped firmly against the stem on the side opposite that 

 from which the worst winds may be expected. 



Should rank vegetation, which is, however, rarely the case 

 at high altitudes and on exposed ground, interfere with the 

 growth of the young trees, it would be well to have such 

 cut over and either burned or spread evenly over the ground 



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