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DWARF FRUIT TREES 



strong clay will answer. Light sandy soils or loose 

 gravelly soils will not give such good results. On the 

 other hand any clay soil which holds water to a 

 considerable extent will answer. As these are the 

 requirements for quince roots, they become also the 

 requirements for dwarf pears. Any attempt to grow 



FIG. 31 PYRAMID PEARS IN A GERMAN ORCHARD 



dwarf pears on a light loose soil is almost certain 

 to prove a failure. 



It is often said that dwarf pears should be planted 

 deep in the ground when they are set out. The rule 

 is to put them deep enough so that the bud union 

 will be buried beneath the surface of the soil. With 

 such treatment the pear itself often throws out roots 

 and eventually establishes a feeding system of its 

 own, becoming independent of the quince stock. It 



