66 DWARF FRUIT TREES 



out trees is a small one. Very fine specimens of fruit 

 can be produced on these upright cordons. Indeed this 

 form is superior to the bush form in this respect. 



The apple is the best of all trees for horizontal cor- 

 dons. In this form it becomes the most entertaining 

 plaything in the garden, as well as one of the most 

 rewarding trees in its product of fruit. Either the 

 single arm or the double arm cordon can be used with 

 success. These horizontal cordons are naturally used 

 along the borders of walks, flower beds or plots de- 

 voted to vegetables. They may sometimes be used 

 along foundations of buildings, where it is not desired 

 to grow upright cordons or espaliers against the walls. 

 The fruit produced by horizontal cordons is probably 

 superior in size, color and finish to that produced on 

 any other form of tree. In climates where the sum- 

 mer's heat and sunshine are apt to be meager, this 

 advantage of the horizontal cordon will be compara- 

 tively greater. Conversely it will be less in places 

 where sunshine and heat are very abundant during 

 the summer. It is probably true that on the plains of 

 Arizona and Texas the horizontal cordon will not be 

 a brilliant success. 



Dwarf apples need practically the same care and 

 cultivation, aside from pruning, as standard apples. 

 The soil should be cultivated during the early part 

 of the summer and allowed to rest during the latter 

 part of the year. Cover crops may be sown during 

 June or July, according to the .custom practised in the 

 usual orchard management; but the advantages of 

 a cover crop in a small garden are less material than 

 in a large commercial orchard. 



