soil types of the land to be planted. The proper 

 match between rootstock and soil may make the 

 difference between the success or failure of the 

 planting. 



Careful observation of the natural vegeta- 

 tion growing on or adjacent to the site selected 

 for the orchard can be helpful in determining the 

 suitability of the soil for fruit trees. Pitch pine 



Table 1. Grouping of New England soils according to suitability for apple orchards. 

 Group I. Gravelly or sandy soils with a tendency to drought. 



Adams 

 Canaan 

 Carver 

 Colton 



Dukes 

 Enfield 

 Evesboro 

 Groton 



Herman 

 Hinckley 

 Jaffrey 

 Merrimack 



Plymouth 



Quonset 



Shapleigh 



Stetson 



Suncook 



Windsor 



Group n. Gravelly or sandy soils, without the tendency to drought. 



Agawam 



Canton 



Copake 



Essex 



Galestown 



Gloucester 



Groveton 



Haven 



Hinesbury 



Katama 

 Lincroft 

 Montauk z 



Oakville 



Poquonock 2 



Warwick 



Group III. Good, deep soils with average to good drainage and a good 

 waterholding capacity. 



Group IV. Good but somewhat shallow soils with hardpan or bedrock that 

 prevents deep rooting. 



Group V. Soils that tend to be wet for a short period of time, but usually not during 

 the growing season. 



Acton 



Amenia 



Amostown 



Becket* 



Belgrade 



Birchwood* 



Buckland z 



Buxton 



Deerfield 



Eldridge 



Elmwood 



Hero 



Klej 



Ludlow 1 



Matawan 



Ninigrit 



Peru z 



Pitts town 1 



Podunk 



Rainbow z 



Scio 



Scituate 1 



Sudbury 



Sutton 



Tisbury 



Wauchaug 



Wincoski 



Woodbridge 



/ 



z Denotes presence of a hardpan. 



Fruit Notes, Fall, 1991 



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