206 POPULAR FRUIT GROWING. 



a distance of from 25 to 28 feet for sweet cherries is sometimes' 

 used and of 16 to 20 for sour cherries. 



The cherry should never be used as a filler. It requires 

 different cultivation and attention than the apple or peach and 

 hence should be by itself. 



Fig. 95. — Sour cherry tree of good form. 



Either the square or hexagonal system of planting are desir- 

 able. The square system gives a little more land to each tree 

 and consequently less trees per acre than the hexagonal plan. 



Time of Planting. — In mild sections where spring comes 

 early and there are no late spring frosts, or where the rains con- 

 tinue late, planting may be done in the fall. In the colder sec- 

 tions, and in fact generally, early spring planting will be found 

 to give best results. 



Stock may be purchased in the fall and carefully heeled in 

 over winter ready for early spring planting. The holes should 

 be dug large enough so that the roots will go into them without 



