APPLE GROWING 



ditions occur most frequently in the lower 

 areas. 



Aspect or slope requires less attention. 

 Southern exposures are warm and hasten bud 

 development and opening In spring. Northern 

 exposures are cold and retard the blossoming 

 period. It is usually advisable to plant the 

 apple on the colder slopes which hold It back 

 In spring until all danger of late frosts Is past. 

 Northeast exposures are best as a general rule. 

 Choose a slope away from the prevailing wind 

 If possible. If this Is impracticable it Is often 

 advisable to plant a wind break of pine, spruce, 

 or a quick, thick growing native tree to protect 

 the orchard from heavy winds. 



A large body of water Is an Important modi- 

 fier of climate. Warming up more slowly In 

 the spring. It retards vegetation by slowly giv- 

 ing up Its cold. Vice versa, cooling more 

 slowly In the fall giving up Its heat wards 

 off the early frosts. It Is therefore de- 

 sirable to locate near such bodies of water 

 If possible. Their Influence varies accord- 

 ing to their size and depth, and the dis- 

 tance of the orchard from them. Good ex- 

 amples of this influence are the Chautauqua 

 Grape Belt on the eastern shore of Lake Erie 



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