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ard tree's spread is estimated to be that at 

 maturity. It will occupy, in other words, about 

 one thousand square feet. As a dwarf tree oc- 

 cupies but fifty square feet — they require to be 

 set no more than eight feet apart, hence this 

 amount is taken as the diameter of their circle 

 — it is apparent that twenty dwarfs might be 

 set in the space of a single standard. We may 

 reduce this twenty per cent to allow for waste 

 space, and set the number at sixteen. Depend- 

 ing upon the variety, the tree's age, and the 

 season, standard apple trees yield from twenty 

 to thirty-five bushels of apples a year, on the 

 average. Dwarf trees, well tended and brought 

 up to their maximum, will produce when ma- 

 ture from two to three or more bushels an- 

 nually. Therefore it appears there is not only 

 the advantage of having several varieties but 

 actually of quantity of fruit, favoring the use 

 of dwarfs. The actual saving in space is not, 

 moreover, shown by these figures, for dwarf 

 trees may be planted in rows and in restricted 

 areas where a standard tree could not be used 

 at all. Indeed they are useful as shrubbery, if 

 no other space is available in which to put them. 

 But remember always that they require proper 

 care and pruning and spraying. 



The only fruits available in dwarf form are 



