GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 3 



times the fruit from dwarf trees seems to be better 

 colored or better flavored than that from standard 

 trees ; but such differences are very delicate and usu- 

 ally receive slight thought. 



FIG. I DWARF APPLE TREES IN WESTERN NEW YORK 



Dwarf fruit trees have not been very largely grown 

 in America, but have been much more widely used in 

 Europe. This statement holds good either for com- 

 mercial plantations or for private fruit gardens. They 

 are coming into more common use in this country 



