6 HOW TO BUY GOOD TREES 
phisticated farmer has been habitually gulled by the fruit tree agents 
from the earliest times, but the very large majority of nurserymen are 
honest and reliable. They grow good trees, as nearly true to name as 
careful foresight can insure, and they sell them at reasonable prices. The 
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Two- Year-Old Apple Trees. 
Two-year-old apple trees arc ifivlded Into three sizes. The extra large, 
when headed low, will avcraiic about 5 to 6 Icct tall. When trained with 
medium heads, they will olten run 6 to 8 leet tall. The body will averane 11/16 
to 3 4 Inch and up In diameter. The large size will run about 4 to 5 Icet tall 
and will average 5/8 to 11/16 Inch In diameter. The medium size will run 
about 3 to 4 teet, and will average 1/2 to 5/8 Inch In diameter. The orchardlst 
must remember that size, vigor, shape of roots, and the training ol the top 
are all Important, and mere height alone Is not a safe guide. 
