1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
269 
Van Deman’s Fruit Notes. 
ALL SORTS OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
Grafting Apples and Pears. 
jl. IT. R., Albion, N. Y. —Is there any ob¬ 
jection to top or cleft-grafting Seckel pear 
on Kieffer, also Lady apple on Roxbury 
Russet? The Kieffers are two to 2^ inches 
in diameter, and have been set three years. 
The Russets are 30 years old, and very 
thrifty. Some people tell me that a deli¬ 
cate apple like Lady, will not do well on a 
tree like Roxbury Russet. 
Ans. —I would have no hesitancy 
about grafting the Seckel pear on the 
Kieffer. I have tried it with very good 
success, and also upon the Le Conte. Al¬ 
though 1 have never tried grafting the 
Lady apple on Roxbury Russet I do not 
doubt of its success. I would try it if 1 
had the trees that I desired to change 
in this way. The Lady has a very up¬ 
right habit, and is a shy or fickle bearer, 
but fruit would be right in character. 
Misnamed Apple Tree, 
J. a. J., Greensboro, Md.—l have a four- 
year-old apple tree that was set for 
Fameiise, but does not put out any leaves 
or show any signs of buds for 10 days after 
the others have leaved out and bloomed. 
The other trees bought for the same variety 
bore a few fruit last Fall, which I consider 
a fine Winter apple that keeps well. This 
late tree in putting out leaves is different 
in growth from the others, being an upright 
grower, and has never bloomed. Would 
you consider the tree worth leaving for 
further trial? 
Ans. —The tree that is so late in start¬ 
ing in the Spring is almost beyond doubt 
Northern Spy. It is very late in bearing. 
The fruit ripens too eany in me Fall 
south of New York, to be a true Winter 
apple, but is very good for Fall use. 
There being only one tree of it in the 
orchard it would be well to let it remain 
as it is. 
Changing High-Headed Apple Trees. 
G. W. McA., Randolph, Mass.—l wish to 
change the tops of 30 apple trees. They 
are from three to 12 inches in diameter. 
How large a limb or trunk can I graft? 
They are headed too high. They were just 
clusters of trees; I cut off at the ground 
all but one or two, leaving a good top. 
Ans. —It is not well to graft a branch 
over two inches in diameter, except in 
very rare cases. It is better to go a lit¬ 
tle higher and cut two or more branches 
of smaller size than to cut a very large 
one. I never make a square cut nor put 
in more than one scion in any stump. I 
cut with a slope of 45 degrees or more, 
and square off the point just enough to 
receive the scion. Such a stump will 
usually heal over in one season, and 
without a fork, which is impossible 
where two or more scions are inserted. 
In a case where the tree is headed too 
high I would set the scion where I wish¬ 
ed the head to be, if the size of the 
trunk was not too large. If it was too 
large then I would go a little higher 
than I preferred and set several scions 
in as many branches. 
Apples for Southern Pennsylvania. 
B. G. N., East Freedom, Pa.—We are located 
in southern Pennsylvania about 35 miles 
north of the Mason and Dixon line, and 
where almost all kinds of fruits do well. 
We wish to know whether the Albemarle 
Pippin and the Yellow Newtown are one 
and the same apple? Would you advise 
planting 600 Albemarle in an orchard of 4,000 
trees? We want quality, and as much 
quantity as we can get, regardless of color. 
How does this apple compare with the 
Peck Pleasant in bearing and quality? Do 
you think these varieties will do well in 
this locality? 
Ans. —Yellow Newtown is the true 
name and Albemarle a synonym of it, 
although some stoutly contend to the 
contrary. This has been proven by ex¬ 
periments. The region mentioned is in¬ 
deed a very good one for apples and 
many other fruits, but this variety does 
not succeed there. It has been tried in 
all the apple-growing sections of the 
country, and proves to be suited only to 
certain localities along the Hudson 
River in New York, in the Blue Ridge 
country, and in the higher parts of the 
apple sections beyond the Rocky Moun¬ 
tains. Peck Pleasant does quite well in 
most sections, but is not as good in qual¬ 
ity and appearance, or so prolific as 
Grimes. If I wanted to plant an apple 
orchard in which quality was to be the 
prime requisite, it would be largely or 
Grimes. From Maryland northward it 
will be late enough to meet with read, 
sale if properly handled. 
Tobacco Dust on Peach Trees 
.4. B., Gibson, Mich. —1. I am going to plant 
a young peach orchard this Spring, and 
was planning to put a pound or two of 
tobacco dust around each tree, in order to 
get ahead of the root aphis. But I have 
been told that this would kill the tree, so 
I thought it would be better to find out 
something about it before doing anything. 
Could you tell me whether there is any 
danger in using tobacco dust around the 
roots of young trees or not? If there is, 
how shall I proceed to secure the benefits 
without the danger? I have lost one or¬ 
chard through the aphis, and I don’t pur¬ 
pose to let them beat me again if I can help 
it. 2. Also, should I be reasonably safe in 
borrowing money to buy nitrate of soda to 
apply to bearing peach orchard, say, at the 
rate of 200 pounds per acre? I am giving a 
dressing of about one-half bushel of un¬ 
leached wood ashes per tree. In the eight 
years since the trees were planted I have 
twice applied stable manure and twice 
ashes. The soil is naturally very poor and 
sandy, but is in fair mechanical condition. 
Suppose I should apply it, and there should 
be no crop this year, would the trees be in 
enough better condition to pay for it an¬ 
other year? I have never used nor seen 
nitrate used on trees. Of course, no fer¬ 
tilizer could increase the number of peaches 
on a tree, but would it Increase the size? 
3. Would you recommend the Fitzgerald 
peach? 
Ans. —1. I do not think there would be 
any danger in using a pound or two of 
tobacco dust about each tree if well 
mixed in with the soil. It is a rank 
poison to animal life, and an excellent 
manure for plants and trees. I have 
never known of a case of injury to trees 
from the application of tobacco, al¬ 
though I do not say that such a thing 
is impossible. 2. Money invested in ma¬ 
nures that are properly applied is usual¬ 
ly well spent. Borrowing money to buy 
nitrogen to apply to a bearing peach or¬ 
chard in the form of nitrate of soda 
might be wise or unwise, according to 
the state of the trees. If they have 
grown well for the last year or two, I 
would think potash and phosphoric acid 
would be better; although all three 
might be useful. If the trees are not 
thrifty then the nitrate of soda would 
be needed, and 200 pounds per acre 
would be about right, either for a pres¬ 
ent or future crop of fruit. It would 
increase the size of the fruit. 3. Fitz¬ 
gerald is a very good yellow peach, and 
is well liked by some who have tested It 
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