Fruit 201 



Slow growth favors fruitfulness in pear trees, and 

 the pruning process should consist in thinning out 

 the top, or newer, branches to permit light and air 

 to get at the lower branches of the tree which 

 should never be removed if healthy. 



The fall of the year is the best season for planting 

 pear trees, and if not planted until spring the work 

 should be done before growth has started. The 

 top roots of the trees should not be more than four 

 inches under the surface, and the trees should be 

 staked to prevent a, strong wind blowing them 

 over. 



The young fruit on pear trees should be pruned 

 tf large, luscious pears are to be produced. Fruits 

 should never be allowed to touch each other, and 

 the early fruit should be gathered before it is quite 

 ready to drop and ripened off the tree in a cool 

 room kept at a uniform temperature. 



In storing choice pears, do not let them touch 

 one another. 



Choice fruit can be protected from flies, bugs, etc., 

 while on the tree by placing over each fruit a thin 

 muslin bag. The sun can shine through these 

 bags, and the fruit will not be deprived of the 

 necessary ripening elements though protected. 



