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offeri; the follov/ln^: e.dvice concerntn,^ treec loocened Toy the re- 

 cent hurricane: "Au a result of the recent heavy ralnc accompaniec 

 by very high vTindG, nany young fruit treec have a boi.7l-llke de- 

 rreccion from ^ to 6 inchec deep around the trunk and are leaning 

 badly. Some older ti-eec have hpd the rootii broken on the windward 

 tJide and are loaning badly. If it iu decired that theije treec be 

 straight in the future, it will be nece-jcary to straighten them ,up, 

 and where the roots have been disturbed or broken to such an ex- 

 tent that firning the soil will not support the tree, it will be 

 necessary to provide the nechanicpl support by neans of stakes and 

 braces until the tree a.gain becomes vrel'l established in the soil. 

 This may require the greater part of another groviring sepson. In 

 many cases with young trees 3 o^ ^ years old, filling the depres- 

 sion at the base of the tree -with earth md tn^nping it firmly, 

 v;hile holding the tree in pla.ce, bent as far as possible into the 

 direction of the prevailing wind, will be sptisf actoi'y . In cases, 

 however, vifhere the young trees pre expos^'d to high prevailing win- 

 ter winds, additional bracing may be necessary, in v/hich case a 

 single stake driven well into the ground on the '."indv;ard side may 

 suffice. The tree is wired to the strike using old rubber hose or 

 other padding to keep the wire from chafing the trunk. 



"The depressions which heve developed at the bpse of young 

 trees due to the wet condition of the soil and swaying action of 

 the tree in the wind, expot'.es the upper roots to most serious 

 v;inter killing, unless earth is put back axLd tramped v-ell. Anj'- 

 part of the tree vmich has been covered with soil during the sura- 

 m.er and then becomes exposed at this time of the year is in a very 

 precarious condition, for such parts will not stand a temperature 

 of much belovj freezing without injury or death. Therefore the 

 filling and trajr^ping of these sunken areas should not be neglected. 

 It is best done now v/hile the ground is soft and the tree can be 

 straightened, if you have not d.one so already." 



Tests v ; ith Clonal Stoc^^s 



In 1937 '^hs Department of Pomology started several cooper- 

 ative tests of clonal or asexually propa.g.-:ited apple stocks in 

 different parts of the state. Vie will have availa.ble in the spring 

 of 1939 over 2,000 trees of common and. nev^ varieties buddedi on 

 knov/n clonal stocks. These may be expect eci to produce trees vary- 

 ing from quite dwarf to standard sized trees. \7e v/ould like to 

 place these with good fruit growers in lots of 100 to 5OO for the 

 purpose of learning more about the value of these stocks in our 

 state. Any fruit grower Interested is invited to correspond with 

 the Department of Pomology, I;I. S. C 



J. K. Shaw 



A New aiid Dan.^erous Apple Disease in Maine 



The Northwestern Apple Tree Anthraxnose disease was recog- 

 nized this summer in Maine apple orchards. It has been a damaging 

 disease in the Pacific Northwest for the past ^0 years, but this 

 a.pparently is the first r;jport of its occurrence outside that area 

 with the exception of a single report from Nebraska several years 

 ago. LI. T. Hilborn of the Iviaine Experiment Station, vfno official- 

 ly announced the presence of the disease (l.Iaino Fruit Notes, Vol. 

 12, No. 7, Sept. I93S), indicated th; t the disease v/ao first ob- 



