12 § DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR 58, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. 
trees should be obtained with all branches from the bottom up, and 
when planted they should be pruned so as to induce a low, bushy, 
compact tree. Plant in rows 16 or 20 feet apart, with the plums 
spaced 4 feet apart in the row and the apples and crabs 6 feet. Plant 
on the east side of an established windbreak, or plant two or three 
rows of hardy native fruits on the west side as a part of the planta-_ 
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Fig. 7.‘ Bush” plum trees planted close and kept low and bushy. These trees catch 
all the snow possible. Each row protects the other. 
tion. Practice summer pinching in order to induce bushiness, and 
keep the trees as low as possible. Give good cultivation and apply 
a top-dressing of well-rotted manure every second or third year. All 
indications are that this method of planting will be more successful 
than the old system of planting high-headed trees 20 by 380 or more 
feet apart. 
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