Hints on Transplanting and Management of Trees. 
Every man who purchases a tree should make it a point to have it transplanted in the very 
best manner. The future value and even existence of the tree depends upon it. Better cast your 
money away at once than purchase trees, to be planted carelessly on an unprepared, unsuitable 
soil. Anxious that the trees sent from this establishment should succeed well, we solicit our cus- 
tomers to give, in every instance, their best attention to this matter of careful transplanting. Their 
own interests demand it. 
For the benefit of those uninformed on the subject, we subjoin the following brief directions, 
which, if carefully followed, will, as a general thing, ensure success: 
1st. Before you procure your trees, prepare the ground you intend to plant, in the best style. 
If it be a border in your garden where you intend to plant the finer fruit or dwarf trees, trench it 
to the depth of two feet, turning in a liberal supply of old decomposed manure. If it be orchard 
trees prepare your ground by a thorough, deep ploughing; if necessary, plow it twice or three 
times. It is much easier to put land in good order before trees are planted, than aftericards. But 
where circumstances will admit of it, orchard ground should be cropped one, or even two seasons 
before hand, with a view to its improvement and preparation. 
2d. Prepare, in one corner of your field, a good heap of compost, by mixing fresh barn-yard 
manure, with an equal quantity of leaf mould from the woods, and muck, or peat ; a quantity of 
leached ashes, if convenient, may be added ; and where the land is not naturally calcareous, a 
small quantity of lime. This makes an excellent manure for trees. We use it extensively, and 
recommend it from experience. It is cheap and within the reach of every farmer. 
3d. When your ground is thus prepared, and your compost heap in readiness, you are ready for 
planting, which should be done as follows : Dig holes for your trees not less than thredfcfc*ibetter 
five feet square, and two feet deep, throw the sub-soil aside, and fill into the bottom of the hole, 
sufficient fine, friable surface mould, mixed with a couple of shovels full of the compost, to bring it 
to a proper depth to receive the tree. 
4th. Prune off, carefully, all the bruised or broken portions of roots, and place the tree in the 
spot prepared for it, in a perfectly upright position, spread out the roots carefully, in their natural 
order, and after having mixed two or three shovels full of the compost with the earth which should 
all be finely broken, fill it in. This must be done in such a way that every cavity will be filled 
up ; when the roots are covered, a pail of water thrown in serv es to wash the earth in among the 
roots ; after the water has settled, fill in the remainder of the earth, and press it down gently with 
the foot ; and thus the planting is completed. 
5th. Trees should never be planted so deep but that when the earth settles, they will stand just 
as they did in the nursery. Deep planting is much practised, and is fatal to the health and vigor- 
ous growth of trees. The upper roots should be two or three inches below the surface — not more 
in any case. 
6th. In all cases where it may be apprehended that the wind will blow the tree about, so as to 
make an opening around the bottom, (as is the case generally with trees of even moderate size,) 
care should be taken to prevent it by tying the trees firmly to a stake, in such a manner as not to 
injure the bark. Some matting, or old cloth, may be put around the tree or between the tree and 
the stake, ro prevent collision. 
7th. Watering is sometimes deemed necessary after spring planting, when a drought prevails ; 
and, under such circumstances, if properly performed, may be very advantageous. But the com- 
mon method of throwing it on the surface, is labor lost, and worse. Instead of penetrating the 
earth and affording nourishment to the thirsty roots, it quickly evaporates and leaves the tree in 
a more likely state of perishing than it was before. The earth becomes baked and completely 
impenetrable to atmospheric influence, so essential to vegetable growth. To give water properly 
and effectually, the surface should be removed to depth of two or three inches, and the water then 
poured in, and the surface-soil, finely pulverized, re-placed. It will be readily perceived that hu- 
midity will thus be preserved around the roots, and the evils above mentioned wholly avoided. 
Persons who care much for the success of their trees, will not grudge the little extra trouble. It 
is very seldom, however, that recourse need be had to watering, if planting is properly performed 
in the first place, as we have described, 
8th. Mulching or covering the earth around the trees, as far as the roots extend, with litter or 
rough manure, to the depth of three or four inches, is one of the best methods of saving late spring- 
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