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CHERRY TREES. 



Most any kind of land is suitable for the Cherry, excepting ground 

 that is excessively moist or where water remains on the surface any 

 great length of time after a rain storm. It should be remembered, how- 

 ever, that the cherry grows better and gives better results on dry land; 

 this seems to be its natural and favored home, and when growm and 

 fruited on soil of this character it will be a pleasant surprise to all with 

 its magnificent growth and immense productiveness of luscious fruit. 

 We know of no other species of fruit trees that can be so successfully 

 grown on dry situations as the Cherry. There is not in our enlarged col- 

 lection of fruit trees any other family that we can recommend that will 



be as desirable, beneficial and profitable 

 to serve the double purpose of furnish- 

 ing us with fruit and shade. Were we 

 restricted to one tree, we would unhesi- 

 tatingly select the Cherry on account of 

 its all around valuable services. The 

 Cherry is one of our best fruits for home 

 consumption and profitable for market 

 purposes. It is a common occurrence to 

 have a tree of the sweet sort produce 

 twenty dollars worth of fruit. We have 

 picked from the sour kinds sixty pounds 

 of fruit when the trees had been planted 

 only four years. Cherry trees are divid- 

 fd into two classes, namely, Heart and 

 Bigarreau, and Duke and Morrello. 



THE HEART AND BIGARREAU 

 CHERRIES. 



These are commonly called sweet 

 cherries, and are large, vigorous growers 

 and make a magnificent tree with large, 

 open, spreading heads. They are orna- 

 mental and the foliage remains on the 

 trees the greatest portion of the year, 

 coming into leaf very early in the Spring 

 and remain so in the Fall later than most 

 any other truit tree. They are desirable 

 lor both fruit and shade. It is detri- 

 mental to keep the Cherry under con- 

 stant tillage, which causes the bursting 

 open of the bark of the tree. In fact, 

 after the Heart and Bigarreau trees have been planted three or four 

 years it is best to seed down the ground with grass. These are desirable 

 to plant in odd comers, about buildings, along fences and for fruit and 

 shade on your ground along the public highway. The ground should be 

 prepared for them and they should be handled and treated as recom- 

 mended in the opening chapter of this book. 



Pruning — When planting, the Cherry should not be cut back as 

 severely as the other fruits; remove one-third of the wood, which is quite 



