PRACTICAL GARDENING 



resemble the five points of a star. To prevent 

 a bad crotch these scaffold-limbs should never 

 be opposite each other. (Fig. 72.) 



After planting, make a chart of your little 

 orchard and properly place and name the trees. 

 Remove all the tags. They are usually fast- 

 ened by wire which if left on will soon girdle 

 the limb or trunk cutting oif the flow of sap. 



If the tree has a tendency to grow upright, 

 educate the limbs as shown in Fig. 71. 



Place a wire shield about the trunk to pre- 

 vent the destructive work of rabbits, mice, or 

 woodchucks. (Fig. 71.) 



Any crop that will not interfere with the 

 root growth or shade the top of the tree may 

 be grown between the trees until they mature. 

 If the soil is cultivated about the trees a cover 

 crop of rye and clover, vetch and buckwheat, 

 or turnips should be planted during the month 

 of July. If such companion crops as beans, 

 squash, cabbage, turnips and other root crops 

 are grown and cannot be removed until later 

 in the season, mulch the trees down with 



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