28 DWARF FRUIT TREES 



stock for peaches, but it is more expensive and harder 

 to work. 



The Americana plum, now somewhat largely grown 

 for stocks in the States of the upper Mississippi valley, 

 furnishes a good dwarfing stock for the peach. Ac- 

 cording to the writer's experience the Americana stock 

 gives better results with peaches than either Myrobalan 

 or St. Julien. It should be observed that this stock 

 requires budding rather early in the season. 



The dwarf sand cherry, which is further discussed 

 below under plums, also makes a good stock for 

 peaches. As this stock is very dwarf, it produces the 

 smallest possible peach tree. The peach cion rapidly 

 overgrows the stock and the tree can hardly be ex- 

 pected to be long lived. The growth is very vigorous 

 and satisfactory during early years, however. I have 

 not had an opportunity to determine how long peaches 

 will live and thrive on this stock. 



Nectarines can be grown in dwarf form in exactly 

 the same manner employed for peaches. 



THE PLUM 



In all the old books it is said that dwarf plum trees 

 are secured by working on Myrobalan stocks. This 

 statement is hardly true according to our present 

 standards, and is certainly far from satisfactory. This 

 rule came into vogue at the time when only large 

 growing Domestica plums were propagated in this 

 country and the stocks used were mostly either "horse 

 plums" or Myrobalan. The Myrobalan stock does 

 give a somewhat smaller tree than the old fashioned 

 horse plums; but this Myrobalan stock has been for 



