N U R S E R Y M E N — O RCHARDISTS 



Planting and Caring for Trees 



When to Plant. It depends ou your 

 how late you may plant. If north of the 



Orchard-planting plan, moditied-square sys- 

 tem. No. 1 trees permanent ; No. 2 tree 

 fillers to be removed in about ten years ; No. 

 3 tree fillers to be removed in about 20 

 years. Forty feet apart each way is a good 

 distance for permanent trees. 



latitude how early or 

 Mason and Dixon Line, 

 plant dormant trees 

 whenever tli^ ground is 

 not frozen. It can be 

 done as late as June 1, 

 but the earlier the bet- 

 ter. Of course, you 

 have to depend a great 

 deal on the weather 

 conditions, the condi- 

 tion of the trees and 

 the condition of the 

 soil. It is advisable, 

 where winters are not 

 unusually severe, to 

 plant in the fall, main- 

 ly on account of the 

 convenience to the 

 planter. There is less 

 work to be done on the 

 farm in the fall than in 

 the spring, and the 

 trees make an earlier 

 growth when warm 

 weather comes. 



Frozen Trees. When trees are frozen in shipment, bury the 

 box. with the trees in it. a foot or more deep; that is. cover it 

 with a foot of earth. If that is not possible, put the box in a 

 f-ellar. where the trees will thaw out slowly. You can leave them 

 there for weeks untouched. After they are thawed out. the roots 

 in each end of the box should be dampened from time to time. 

 When free from frost, trees should be heeled-in at some protected 

 place, if possible. In cold sections, it is a good idea to trench-in 

 trees — roots and branches. In warmer sections, it is enough to 

 cover the roots and lower third of the trunks, and let the tops 

 .<tick out. They vdU come out fresh in the spring and with more 

 vitality. A good way is to dig a trench 2 feet deep, with a long 

 .slant toward the south on one side, then put the trees in with 

 tops a foot or more higher than the roots, and cover the entire 

 tree with dirt. 



Planting Plans. Many are using three peach trees to one apple 

 tree with success ; others prefer using two apple fillers. ( ^ee dia- 

 gram.) We recommend the following apples as fillers in an apple 

 (jrchard. A very desirable early kind is Yellow Transparent, be- 

 cause the limbs of this variety grow upward. It can be pruned to 

 suit conditions. Grimes Golden begins to bear veiT early. A little 

 later in season is Wealthy, which is a rather dwarf grower and a 

 fine filler. Duchess of Oldenburg is dwarf, also bears early and 

 ripens early. The first one mentioned has our preference. 



