August, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



13 



These two trees were moved last winter and 

 were photographed in May when maKing new growth 

 (Connecticut) 



endure the freezing and thawing the following 

 spring which is the hardest time on ever- 

 greens. If planted in the spring time, the 

 hot weather sets in before the plants get 

 established. In the Eastern States, I find 

 spring planting best because we do not get 

 the dry hot weather as early. 



In planting evergreens, there are a few 

 "don'ts" that should be observed. 



Do not plant too deep. I have seen more 

 bad results from deep planting than from 

 anything else. All evergreens have the roots 

 near the surface. 



Do not keep the roots of the trees too wet, 

 but when planting give a good soaking to 

 settle the soil around the roots; this should 

 do until growth commences, but the foliage 

 may be syringed daily especially if the 

 weather is dry. 



Do not allow the soil around the roots to 

 get caked and cracked. The cracks will 

 allow the air to get to the roots and the result 

 will be a dead tree. Keep the soil well 

 stirred up, or else mulch well, which will be 

 of great benefit to the tree. In Washington, 

 D. C, I moved evergreen trees thirty feet 

 high in August, and I also planted several 



hundred on this estate in August with splen- 

 did results. 



A Western Nurseryman's Ex- 

 perience 



D. Hill, Illinois 



TN AUGUST, 1903, I planted out in 

 •*- nursery rows 200,000 Norway spruce 

 seedlings six to ten inches in height. The 

 following spring I walked over the patch for 

 over one hour, and failed to find a single 

 dead tree. In August, 1905, I planted out a 

 large amount of white pine, Norway spruce 

 and white spruce seedlings, with a loss of 

 85 per cent. The weather has much to do 

 with early fall planting. With mild weather 

 and a little rain success is assured. If I 

 had watered the 1905 planting, I could have 

 saved every tree. 



August and September planting of ever- 

 greens ought to be encouraged, for at this 

 season of the year planters are not so busy 

 with other work. Evergreens, especially 

 the spruce family, make a new root growth 

 during the latter part of August or the early 

 part of September. They establish them- 

 selves in the ground when the weather is 

 favorable, and make new roots within four 

 to six days after planting, and they make a 

 much better growth the following spring, 

 than do spring planted trees. 



Evidence from Long Island 



William McCollom, Long Island 



T^VERGREENS can be moved at almost 

 ^~- d any time of the year if carefully 

 handled, but I believe there are several 

 good reasons why the safest and surest 

 time is August. 



The plants, having finished the season's 

 growth, take a few weeks of rest in August 

 before perfecting the buds for the succeeding 

 season's growth; at this period less support 

 is required of the roots than at any other 



Never allow the roots to dry out. When moving any 

 distance, it is necessary to bale 



season of the year. If in spring, when the 

 plants are preparing to make the season's 

 top growth, a check is given, a poor growth 

 results and ofttimes the plant dies. By 

 August, the top growth for the year is finished 

 and moving at that time gives the plant an 

 opportunity to make roots in its new quarters 

 before winter sets in, and prevents '"winter- 

 blasting." Evergreens set out early in 

 August, produce a good, heavy growth the 

 following season, but the later the plants are 

 moved, the less will be next season's growth. 

 A fact of some practical importance is 

 this: Evergreens are the only things in the 

 garden that can be moved at this time of 

 the year. Heavy winds are sometimes 

 troublesome when planting large specimen 

 trees, and anyone who has handled large 

 evergreens in early spring or fall, knows that 

 a lot of extra work has to be done because the 

 winds keep blowing the plants out of position 

 before they are properly settled. It is not 

 onlv a hard matter to get them straight, but 



At Madison, N. J., on the estate of Mr, H. McK. Twombly, spring planting is preferred. This belt of spruces and pines has been rearranged several times 



