14 ORCHARD FRUIT TREE CULTURE 



stocks and intend to grow a quarter of cordons, we plant them about 

 10 inches apart in the rows and 15 inches from row to row. If 

 on the same stocks we wish to grow up to three-year pyramids, 

 then we plant at i foot apart and 18 inches between the rows. 

 If we plant " free " or " crab " stocks for producing standards, 

 we plant at 15 inches apart and 22 inches to 24 inches from row to 

 row. We cannot afford to be too prodigal of space in nurseries, 

 but we have always found these spaces to be convenient and 

 workable. Overcrowding is to be avoided, and the trees at two 

 and three years after working should always be visualized when 

 planting the stocks. 



