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SUNNYFIELD NURSERY CO. 
rruit D epartment 
WHOLESALE 
To parties planting orchards, or to those desiriag fruit trees in large quantities, we sell good stock at 
reasonable rates. In wholesale dealings we dispose of not less than 25 trees in a block, and in the 
composition of a block, not less than 5 trees of one variety. Send for special fruit list and prices for 
wholesaling. 
HINTS FOR PLANTING AND CARE 
Planting 
Ground should be rich and moderately dry; if not so, it should be made so. Lands exhausted by crop- 
ping need plenty of good, well-decomposed manure. 
Care should be taken to plant at the right depth; too deep planting generally causes the death of the 
tree and in &ny case retards the growth; too shallow planting is often as fatal. 
Dig the holes deep and wide; if too large fill in well-pulverized soil. Never bunch or twist roots to 
crowd them into too small a hole. If weather is dry fill the hole with water and let it nearly all be absorbed 
before putting in the tree. See that the earth is firmly pressed down over the roots. It is well to nearly 
cover in planting, then pour on water to settle soil evenly and closely around the roots; let stand a while 
and then finish the soil covering. 
Pruning and Care 
Home-grown orchard trees are generally allowed to grow to standard form--naked stems, and a number 
of branches at the top forming a head. 
Apples, Pears, Peaches, Cherries and other standard trees should be cut back, leaving onlj^ four buds 
from the base. Sod should not be allowed to grow tight in around the base of the trunk; every Spring and 
Fall dig away, to a depth of 3 to 5 inches, the soil around the base of the trunk. Find borer holes, if any; 
probe with a sharp-pointed, pliant wire till the grubs are killed, plug and replace soil. Prune often, remov- 
ing crowding as well as dead limbs. Spray frequently. Follow these directions and you will be sure to 
have healthy growth, and abundant as well as fine fruit. 
Peach trees, on planting, should be cut away one third, and the side branches to one bud. In all qases, 
examine the roots and remove any parts that are damaged. 
Dwarf Fruit Trees 
Cut the leader to one hah; the lower branches one half; the next branches a Httle shorter, and so on 
till the upper ones have only one or two buds; this will bring the trees to pyramidal growth. 
Trained Fruit Trees 
These are already well pruned in the nurseries. They will require very little pruning the first year. 
They should, however, be pruned to the flowering wood, annually thereafter. 
FRUIT TREE PRICE LIST. Retail 
The best only: we do not sell inferior grades. 
Ask for wholesale circular on quantities exceeding 25 in number. 
