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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1914 



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Editorial New Eng. Homestead. 



Controlling the Fruiting of 

 Dwarf Trees 



ABOUT seven years ago I contemplated plant- 

 ing an apple orchard, and after giving the 

 matter considerable thought, it was decided that 

 dwarf trees would answer our requirements, and at 

 the same time permit the necessary amount of 

 vegetables for the home to be grown. 



The trees were planted ten feet apart each way 

 and the intervening spaces were used for vegetables 

 and small fruits. We had to cultivate our garden, 

 and by so doing we aided our trees. At the end of 

 the first year some of them had made a very good 

 growth, while others did not seem very progressive. 

 An application of compost was given the entire 

 garden that fall, and the following year the trees 

 showed wonderful improvement in growth. When 

 we purchased our trees we were told they would 

 bear a few years after planting, and that they 

 would produce fruit at an earlier age than standard 

 trees. At the end of the third season a few varie- 

 ties lived up to our expectations, but we were dis- 

 couraged with the majority because they had made 

 a vigorous growth without putting forth many 

 fruit buds. Our experience in fertilizing the trees 

 with compost had taught us how to produce a good 

 growth of wood, and we resolved to ascertain the 

 factors which promoted fruit bearing. 



It was astonishing how some of the little trees 

 produced fruit while others of different variety did 

 not show signs of fruiting. Some of the late bearing 

 varieties did not produce any fruit worthy of men- 

 tion although given the same treatment as the other 

 trees; and we have concluded that in order to pro- 

 duce fruitfulness it is necessary to select kinds which 

 are naturally eaily bearing and productive. In 

 our record of the behavior of varieties we have 

 found ten kinds that do very well and are worthy of 



Wouldn't it be easy to reach even the topmost fruit on 

 such an apple tree ? 



planting as dwarf specimens, while many other 

 varieties have fine quality but are a discourage- 

 ment so far as productiveness is concerned. The 

 following are the satisfactory varieties in our trial: 



Rhode Island Greening. Fast growing; early 

 bearing and heavy cropper. Each tree produced 

 more than a bushel of fine apples. 



Bismarck. First variety to bear in orchard. 

 Yields fruit in quantity, but is slow growing. 



Red Astrachan. Rapid growing; early bearing; 

 very productive. Bears a bushel of fruit per tree, 

 but requires severe summer pruning. 



Wealthy. Very productive, but not as strong 



