DWARF APPLES 887 



Color, and Quality of Apples on the Three Stocks. From 

 commercial standpoint, and this is a test of commercial plant- 

 ii-s, the results as to effects of the three stocks on size, color, 

 d quality, are, in a word, nil. There were, it is true, individual 

 os on Paradise and Doucin that bore particularly large apples 

 d others that produced a handsomely colored crop, but when the 

 o<lurt of all the trees of a variety was compared, one had to 

 laro that the fruit on one stock was quite as large and attractive 

 that on either of the other two. Nor was there any difference 

 die flavor of the apples from the three stocks. 

 Varieties That Do Best on the Dwarfing Stocks. All things 

 isidorod, possibly Mclntosh, Wealthy, and the little Lady have 

 on most satisfactory on dwarfs. Jonathan, Esopus, Grimes, 

 oxander, Wagener, Boiken, and Bismarck have been very satis- 

 tory. Twenty Ounce has been the most unsatisfactory; it 

 iled to make a good union at the start, and even the trees that 

 ule the best union have been unhappy on either of the dwarfing 

 x-ks. Baldwin, R. I. Greening, Rome, Ben Davis, Northern 

 y, Sutton, the best known of the remaining 27 sorts, have not 

 MI especially kindly to the dwarfing stocks. 



CONCLUSIONS 



The following conclusions may be drawn from the work with 

 art' apples at this Station: 



1. It is difficult, but not impossible, to obtain varieties on the 

 art ing stock one may choose because of confusion in stocks. 



ie cost of the orchard per tree, and more particularly per acre, 

 high, since many trees are required. 



2. In the cold climate of New York there is much danger of 

 ntcr killing or winter injury to the tenderer dwarf trees. The 

 ouch Paradise stock is particularly tender to cold. 



). When dwarfing stocks are used the union between stock and 

 on is not so good as in standard trees. Trees on French Paradise 

 ike poorer unions than do those on Doucin stocks. 

 4. Many varieties throw out roots from the scion if the union 

 at or beneath the surface of the ground. This entails annually 

 3 task of removing roots springing from the scion ; otherwise the 

 /arf trees quickly cease to be dwarfs. 



