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5. Determining varieties to plant 174 



6. Determining planting distances and planting plan . 178 



7. Purchasing trees 182 



8. Caring for trees on arrival 188 



9. Preparing field for planting 190 



10. Planting the trees 194 



General Information. 



1. Apple regions and varieties . 195 



2. Peach regions and varieties 201 



3. Pear regions and varieties 202 



4. Cherry regions and varieties 203 



5. Plum regions and varieties . . . . . . . . 204 



6. Quince regions and varieties . 204 



7. Apricot regions and varieties 204 



8. Stocks for fruit trees 205 



Community Studies 206 



IV. The Growth of the Tree and the Forming of Fruit Buds 

 Procedure: 



(a) Consider different kinds of tree "growth . . . . 207 



(b) Determine when length growth ceases .... 208 



(c) Determine when growth in thickness ceases . . . 208 



(d) Study and determine the location of leaf bud^, fruit 



r buds, and fruit spurs \ 208 



(e) Consider the fruiting habits of different fruits . . 210 



(f) Determine the time and manner of fruit-bud 



formation 214 



Tree physiology and nutrition . . . . . . . . 217 



Community Studies 223 



V. Pruning 



Operations. 



1. Deciding when the pruning should be done . . . 225 



2. Determining how heavily the trees should be pruned 226 



3. Selecting the pruning tools 230 



4. Pruning the different tree fruits . , . . . . 232 



5. Determining pruning costs 264 



General Information. 



Hemoval of trees from the orchard . . . . . 267 



Community Studies 267 



