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WESTBURY STATION, N. Y.
19
Moving Large Trees
Ready for the Road. — The tree is loaded with shortest branchesand i<>ni^
nu top, so it can go under electric wires, which are lilted by a T-pole. Four
to eight horses or traction engine, broad tires, and planks over lawns, enable
heavy trees to be moved. Rope and tackle or windlass are also used in difficult places.
roots, which act as pipes to carry
the sap. and as braces. This ball
contains only 15 to 25 per cent of
tin.- feeding-roots, while with our
method the full circle, 30 to 40 feet
in diameter, is preserved. While
some large trees may live a tew
years, or gradually recover, the
method of moving with only 15 to
25 per cent of the roots is not to be
recommended.
The operation of loading a
large deciduous tree, as a Maple
or Linden, on a HICKS PATENT
TREE-MOVER, is to suing the
cradle forward till it touches the
trunk, which is attached so as to
avoid injury to the bark. The tree
is picked up and laid over on its side by the screw and tackle. Tin- from of the cradle is inclined, to
carry the weight over the front axle. The roots on the under side are tied up under the miner,
there being no danger of breaking them by swinging of the axle, lor the axle is stationary and the
wheels are on pivots. The roots are parted for the pole and seal to be inserted, and the tne starts
upon its journey.
When the roots are to be out of the ground for some time they an- wrapped, to prevent drying.
In planting, the operation of loading is reversed and the roots replaced in the earth in their
natural position. Great care is necessary to get the roots properly enclosed in soil and at the right
depth below the surface.
While nature generally supplies food and moisture, additional amounts judiciously applied result
in rapid, dense growth. An overdose of food and water may have injurious results in causing the
ground to sour and the roots to decay. The ground should be moist, but not wet and sodden with
water. Air should fill the soil
spaces. Under-draining in heavy
soils is advisable. Watering with
one inch of water once a week
during a dry season, and conserving the moisture by a mulch of
lour inches of strawy manure, or
hoeing to keep the surface soil
loose, is best. After the roots git
to work in summer, and in succeeding years, additional food supplies should be given. In short,
tin- most favorable conditions are
those of a successful potato field
or flower bed.
We have now-reduced the moving ol large trees lo a science,
with more certain results than with
small trees.
Tree-movers sent anywhere with
crews ot expert men and portable
house. We will look up suitable
trees within forty miles ol any
point and submit photographic report of cost of moving, and ol
preparing if necessary,
To demonstrate the success of
some of the 2,000 trees mined with our twelve Tree-
Moving large trees from the site of the new Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg to
the lawn of Mr. W. I.. Mellon, in the same city.
our methods we offer to plan a trip and show
movers of various types.
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| Transcript | WESTBURY STATION, N. Y. 19 Moving Large Trees Ready for the Road. — The tree is loaded with shortest branchesand i<>ni^ nu top, so it can go under electric wires, which are lilted by a T-pole. Four to eight horses or traction engine, broad tires, and planks over lawns, enable heavy trees to be moved. Rope and tackle or windlass are also used in difficult places. roots, which act as pipes to carry the sap. and as braces. This ball contains only 15 to 25 per cent of tin.- feeding-roots, while with our method the full circle, 30 to 40 feet in diameter, is preserved. While some large trees may live a tew years, or gradually recover, the method of moving with only 15 to 25 per cent of the roots is not to be recommended. The operation of loading a large deciduous tree, as a Maple or Linden, on a HICKS PATENT TREE-MOVER, is to suing the cradle forward till it touches the trunk, which is attached so as to avoid injury to the bark. The tree is picked up and laid over on its side by the screw and tackle. Tin- from of the cradle is inclined, to carry the weight over the front axle. The roots on the under side are tied up under the miner, there being no danger of breaking them by swinging of the axle, lor the axle is stationary and the wheels are on pivots. The roots are parted for the pole and seal to be inserted, and the tne starts upon its journey. When the roots are to be out of the ground for some time they an- wrapped, to prevent drying. In planting, the operation of loading is reversed and the roots replaced in the earth in their natural position. Great care is necessary to get the roots properly enclosed in soil and at the right depth below the surface. While nature generally supplies food and moisture, additional amounts judiciously applied result in rapid, dense growth. An overdose of food and water may have injurious results in causing the ground to sour and the roots to decay. The ground should be moist, but not wet and sodden with water. Air should fill the soil spaces. Under-draining in heavy soils is advisable. Watering with one inch of water once a week during a dry season, and conserving the moisture by a mulch of lour inches of strawy manure, or hoeing to keep the surface soil loose, is best. After the roots git to work in summer, and in succeeding years, additional food supplies should be given. In short, tin- most favorable conditions are those of a successful potato field or flower bed. We have now-reduced the moving ol large trees lo a science, with more certain results than with small trees. Tree-movers sent anywhere with crews ot expert men and portable house. We will look up suitable trees within forty miles ol any point and submit photographic report of cost of moving, and ol preparing if necessary, To demonstrate the success of some of the 2,000 trees mined with our twelve Tree- Moving large trees from the site of the new Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg to the lawn of Mr. W. I.. Mellon, in the same city. our methods we offer to plan a trip and show movers of various types. |
