II 



PLANTING 



The proper distances for planting trees can be 

 given with some definiteness, for though these dis- 

 tances are varied considerably by different planters, 

 experience shows that close planting is disastrous 

 to the orchard, while too wide planting is a great 

 waste of space. The optimum distances as given 

 in the following table should be pretty closely 

 adhered to. 



PLANTING DISTANCES 



Mini- 

 mum 

 Standard apples on very 



strong soil 35 



Standard apples on me- 

 dium soil 33 



Dwarf apples on Doucin 



stocks 12 



Dwarf apples on Para- •* 



dise stocks 6 



Standard pears 20 



Dwarf pears 10 



Quinces 6 



Peaches 10 



-Plums IS 



Apricots 20 



Sweet cherries 25 



Sour cherries 12 



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