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DWARF FRUIT TREES 



during the winter to save them from freezing, the 

 smaller growth of the dwarf trees would prove a 

 decided advantage. This method of handling peach 

 trees has proved a practical success under certain 

 conditions. 



The peach does not succeed as a cordon. The 



FIG. 32 DWARF PEACH IN NURSERY 

 Headed back and formed into bushes 



nearest that this form can be successfully approached 

 is the U-form. The double U-form is probably even 

 better. The fan form of training is the best of all 

 methods of training for the peach. The tree makes 

 wood so rapidly that considerable space has to be 



