W THE SUBURBANITE'S HANDBOOK 



Fruit of the Largest Size and Quality Only one rod or stem 

 having to be supported, all the fruit borne is of the largest size and 

 beat quality. 



Wall or Espalier Covered in a Short Time A wall or espalier 

 can be covered with trees in less than a third of the time occupied 

 in covering it with fan-trained or other trees. 



Trees Bear Younger and Give Heavier Crops The trees treated 

 in this way turn to bearing much younger and produce double the 

 crops which could be expected from a single tree, covering the same 

 pace. 



Upright Cordon Apples, 2 14 ft. apart, in bearing After Le Cornu 



Fig. 61 



Walls Never Entirely Bare If one tree dies it can easily be re- 

 placed, whereas with a fan-trained or other large tree part of the 

 wall is left entirely uncovered for years. 



Summary of Reasons To sum up in a few words. By no other 

 means can trees be so quickly made fruitful. The second season most 

 of the cordons paid the cost of their purchase many times over. 



