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trees in each were planted. One was next 

 d planting - the other one-third mile away, 

 alike to both orchards. At the end of 5 

 8 cankers in the more distant planting, 

 s not to place young trees next to older, 

 rplanting in peach and nectarine orchards 

 f age is of questionable value. These in- 

 e chance of a productive, canker-free life, 

 push out all the old trees and start over 



If the planting cannot be separated from 

 ne, at least try to establish it on the up- 

 er trees. 



t are winter bud-hardy. Dead buds offer 

 r the Cytospora canker organism to get in- 

 t does, it becomes quite efficient in pro- 

 gs it kills. I like to use Redhaven as a 



or exceed in choosing varieties for dor- 



For most of you this means not selecting 

 ngton, which otherwise may be quite desir- 

 elp in identifying winter bud-hardy peaches 



with your state university people. You 

 in a listing Dr. Marshall Ritter, Dept. of 

 State Univ., University Park, Pa., and I 



"Peach Varieties for the Seventies." You 

 h a trial planting of some of the named var- 

 Canada. These can be identified by the "h- 

 g of their name: Harbinger, Harbrite, Har- 



4. Attempting to transplant and train large-sized nursery trees 

 often results in canker at an early age. Those 7/16 to 9/16 

 caliper, 2 to 3-1/2 feet high, I believe are the ideal size to 

 transplant and train. 



Training young trees . 



All too frequently, trees received from the nursery are planted, 

 then headed-back somewhere to a point between the knee and the belt, 

 and left to shift for themselves. This seems especially true of re- 

 plants. In Michigan, a cultural management survey was made of 42 

 orchards. The one management practice most often associated with 

 winter injury and canker was poor training of the young trees. 

 Trees that were allowed to develop close, narrow crotches or those 

 that had received no training, were often broken down or dead at an 

 early age. Only 20 percent or less of the trees in these 42 orchards 

 had moderate to good crotches. 



Whether you choose an open-vase or some type of central leader 

 system for you tree form, begin the training that first year. 



