TowsoN- Maryland Fruits 



LARGE APPLE TREES 

 IN YOUR LANDSCAPE PLANTING 



RUSTIC old apple tree in an intimate corner of the garden is not only 

 charming, but decidedly useful. In utilizing them as a part of a landscape plant- 

 ing, it is wise to make use of trees which are so mature as to have developed 

 characteristic irregularities. In the spring, the beauty of an old apple tree in 

 bloom is unrivalled in its pastels of delicate pink and green. 



It is a point of good design to move large apple trees when they are used for 

 decorative purposes, rather than to handicap a design by trees which are only 

 partially grown. When planting large apple trees it is best to select trees that 

 have been root-pruned to force a mass of fiberous, or feeding roots near the 

 trunk of the tree. This assures quick recovery from the shock of transplanting. 



In planting, care should be taken to see that the tree pit is well drained and 

 sufficiently large to allow a free growth of the new roots which will form soon 

 after the tree has been moved. These new roots are encouraged to form more 

 quickly if the proper soil is used in planting. 



The expenditure involved in the moving of mature apple trees more than 

 compensates for the time figured for the full growth of small trees. It is soon 

 repaid in the satisfaction gained in having fruit bearing trees which ht in well 

 with the decorative effect of the rest of the garden. 



Illustrating the wisdom of planting apple trees which have developed characteristic irregularities. 

 Trees like this usually bear fruit the first season after transplanting 



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