Fall Planting Tables for South and North-By p. j. Berckmans 



. Georgia 



NORTHERNERS SHOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT THE MOST FAMOUS SOUTHERN TREES — SOME MAY BE HARDIER THAN 

 YOU SUPPOSE ; MANY HAVE ENTERED INTO LIFE AND LITERATURE ; SOME ARE PRECIOUS FOR NORTHERN GREENHOUSES 



(Editor's Note. — This is the last of the series of articles on trees and shrubs, South and North, by the dean of American pomologists and of Southern horticulturists.) 



FALL planting in the North is steadily 

 growing in favor, largely because it 

 helps people to avoid the spring rush. 

 There is a rather long list of trees and 

 shrubs that cannot be safely planted in 

 the North, but your nurseryman will 

 inform you of such cases. Experts can 



move trees the year round, but the cheap 

 and safe time is from the fall of the leaf 

 until freezing of the ground, or say Octo- 

 ber and November. If the ground is 

 open planting is often continued through 

 March, which is the busiest month in the 

 North. 



In the South there is only one season (No- 

 vember to January), because spring comes 

 earlier and the ground can be easily worked 

 nearly all winter. The month when most 

 planting is done is January, but if we were 

 wise we would do most of our planting in 

 November. 



Broad-leaved Evergreens 



The planting of broad-leaved evergreens is a much more particular matter than the planting of the narrow-leaved evergreens, 

 or conifers, because the evaporating surface of the former is greater and consequently there is more danger of drying out. 



In the North, people move broad-leaved evergreens from one part of their grounds to another in August, and there are experts 

 who move potted or balled plants even later, but the great bulk of the planting is done in April and early May. 



In the South, live oak can be planted during the winter, but the rule is fall and spring. 



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Gardenia 



Tea olive 



Magnolia yrandiflora 



Oleander 



SCIENTIFIC AND 

 NURSERY NAMES 



Abelia grandifiora and 



floribunda 



Aucuba 



Azalea Indica 



Berberis Japonica 



Camellia Japonica. . . . 



Elceagnus pungens. . . . 



Gardenia 



Prunus Laurocerasus . . 



Liguslrum 



Magnolia grandifiora 

 and glauca 



Michelia juscata (Mag- 

 nolia fuscata) 



Nerium 



Osmanthus jragrans 

 (Olea jragrans) 



JPhotinia serrulala 

 (Cratagus serrulala) 



Rhododendron 



Quercus Virginiana 



(Q. virens) 



Thea 



Viburnum Tinus 



COMMON NAMES 



Abelia 



Aucuba 



Indian azalea 



Japan barberry 



Camellia (North); Japo 



nica (South; 

 Oleaster 



Cape jasmine 



Cherry laurel, English 



laurel 



Evergreen privet 



Evergreen magnolias. . . 



Banana shrub, Brown 



shrub 



Oleander 



Tea olive 



Japan evergreen thorn 



Rose bay 



Live oak 



Tea plant 



Laurustinus 



TIME OF 

 FLOWERING 



May to October 



Red berries 



March to May.. 



February 



November to May 



January 



April and autumn 



May 



April 



April to June 



April and May. . . 



April to July 



Nearly all year.. . . 



April 



May to July 



Not showy 



Winter 



February, March 



HEIGHT 





6 to 8. . 





6 to 15. 





S to 6.. 





10 to 20 





10 to 20 





8 to 10. 





10 to 15 





4 '0 30. 





50 to 100.. 



6 to 10 



10 to 20.. . 



10 to 15. . . 



10 to 30 



10 to 18... 



40 to 50. . . 



8 to 15.... 



4 to 6 . 





Everblooming and hardy even in New England. A profusion of small, light pink, tubular flowers from May 



to autumn. It has taken half a century for the public to appreciate these. 

 Variety with yellow spotted leaves in most demand, but green-leaved produces more berries. Plant both sexes. 



Thrive in open ground South and in tubs North. Strong, dry soil needed. 

 Indica alba and amcena the only reliable evergreen azaleas for the North. South, many smaller-flowered, single 



varieties do well in rich wood soil and partial shade. Syringe frequently for red spider. Hand pick caterpillars. 

 Holly-like foliage, yellow flowers in February or March and bluish-black berries. Thrives best in partial shade. 



Hardy at New York in sheltered places, when given some winter protection. 

 The winter glory from South Carolina and middle Georgia, South. Alba plena begins to bloom in Nov- 

 ember. Rich soil and plenty of leaf-mold. Especially fine along seacoast. 

 The variety reflexa fine for covering arbors. The golden-leaved varieties are very showy, thrive in any soil, and 



their foliage is never sunburned. Hardy to Washington, D. C. 

 Very fragrant, large, pure white flowers. Best in rich loam but often thrives in stiff and rather poor clay. Above 



the middle South must be grown in greenhouses. 

 Very broad, shiny leaves that never fade or sunscald. Can be sheared in any form. Six to ten varieties. Will 



grow in Virginia only behind windbreaks. Flowers inconspicuous. 

 Amoor privet better than California, vivid green all winter. Amurense hardy to New York, but not evergreen 



above Washington, D. C. L. J aponicum is commonly planted for shade and makes a fine tree, 30 ft. high. 

 Grandifiora has fragrant flowers, sometimes 12 in. across. M. glauca has smaller flowers and leaves. Needs 



rich, moist soil. Hardy in New England but deciduous north of Southern North Carolina. 

 A great favorite because of its banana-like fragrance. Flowers brownish yellow, edged bright carmine, an inch 



or more across. Must have rich soil. Worth growing in northern greenhouses. 

 Thrive best in the lower South, especially in coast belt. Inland often infested by scale and mealybugs, for which 



spray in winter and before the leaves expand. 

 Flowers small, but numerous and of exquisite fragrance. Blooms freely in spring and more or less all the 



year with slight interruptions. O. Aquijolium, var. ilicijolius, largest and most conspicuous. 

 Flowers white, in large corymbs, April. Foliage reddish in fall and winter. When lower branches are cut off 



it will grow 30 ft. high in tree form. No troubles. 

 Catawbiense and maximum best North; Pontic or Asiatic thrives South. Rich soil, plenty of leaf mold and shade 



from midday sun. Four species native to Appalachians. 

 One of our most valuable native trees. Makes grand avenues along the seaboard from Virginia south where it is 



often hung with Spanish moss. The cork oak also thrives South. 

 A very attractive bush when laden with its showy white flowers. It blooms better if occasionally cut back 



to half its height. Foliage usually scorched after zero weather. 

 An exquisite shrub. A most profuse bloomer at a time when flowers are scarce. Buds are showy in winter. 

 V. suspensum has flowers like trailing arbutus, only it is not safe to plant them in cold weather. 



Conifers, or Narrow-leaved Evergreens 



The most desirable seasons for transplanting these trees in the middle South are during the months of November and again in 

 February and March. This climate does not allow the transplanting of large trees, as is possible further North; hence young, 

 and small, well-grown trees are always to be preferred. Give them a good, loamy soil, around newly planted trees, well mulched, 

 that moisture may be retained. Given these few hints, we therefore only give the names of the most valuable sorts, their 

 shape, height and color. 



There is considerable difference of opinion among Northern horticulturists as to the best time for transplanting conifers. 



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