CHAPTER XX 
FRUIT TREES 
The arrangement of the fruit garden depends entirely 
upon the amount, the quality, the shape, and the nature 
of the land that may be given to it. The front of the 
yard should usually be kept open and free for lawn and 
ornamental plants, while space for fruit trees may be 
taken along the sides or in the rear of the yard. 
Cherry trees, being symmetrical in form and somewhat 
attractive during the greater part of the year, especially 
while in flower and fruit, may be planted in a conspicu- 
ous place. Peach trees like the sun. They may be planted 
between apple trees, and removed when these need all 
the ground. Apple trees should be kept to the north, so 
as not to give too much shade to other plants, though 
a large tree giving shade near the rear of the house is not 
out of place. Plum trees may be planted at random 
near walks in the back yard, or they may be planted in 
hen yards, where they will make an unusually strong 
growth. 
Where the orchard and garden are exposed to severe 
winds, a row of Norway spruce, arbor vite, red cedar, 
or Austrian pine will give the needed protection and 
help make the grounds attractive. 
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