328 



Peach-Growing 



Details of this operation are varied more or less as followed 

 by different growers in eastern Colorado, where in past years 

 this method apparently has been used more than in any 

 other section, but the main features are much the same. 

 Some growers in planting trees that are to be laid down 

 either trun off the roots on the sides towards which and from 

 which the tree is to be bent over, or else place all the roots 

 in such positions when planting that they extend only at 



'<'^%^^^,l'^mil■■l^^^^ 



lll/>ia<,M,,'J|li 



':^^^- 



^ 





1-^:51^^ 



IS^"^x;:..-:?^ 



^^^^mfMi^' 



M- 



FiG. 18. — Peach trees laid down and covered with burlap and soil 

 for protection dxiring winter. 



right angles to the direction in which the tree is to be bent 

 over. This plan is intended to make it easier to tip the tree 

 over. Rickard, however, pays no attention to this detail, 

 claiming that within a few years there is no appreciable effect 

 on the root system of this early training. 



Sometimes a "block and tackle" is convenient in raising 

 the trees to an upright position in the spring, a horse being 

 used on the tackle to supply motive power if necessary. 



^Miile this method of providing winter protection is hardly 

 practicable in large scale operations, it has its usefulness and 

 its possibilities in growing peaches for home use and for local 



