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PLANTING AMD CULTURE OF PACIFIC GOLD PEACH TREES , 
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Peach trees prefer a sandy loan soil, but thrive well on 
heavier soil$ where there is good drainage. 
Trees should be planted with the bud or graft two or three 
inches below the surface of the soil, and the roots should not be 
cramped but let assume their natural position. 
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PRUNING 
Peach trees are generally headed from 30 to 36 inches from 
the ground, all branches cut back to within one inch of the trunk* 
leaving one or two strong buds, The open head or vase type is 
favored. It is formed by developing 
three to five branches, spirally 
placed and several inches apart. 
The peach tree bears its fruit 
only on shoots of previous year's 
growth, and. this growth is made vigo¬ 
rous and strong enough to support the 
fruit by heavy cutting each year in 
late spring. The tree should not be 
allowed to become too tall, and the 
top branches should be cut back to 
laterals. 
FERTILIZER 
The peach tree is a heavy feeder 
and should be given an abundant sup¬ 
ply of nitrogen so as to make the new 
shoots, upon which the fruit buds afe 
formed, strong and hardy. The fer¬ 
tilizer should be -applied early in the 
as to have an effect upon the set of 
CULTIVATION 
The peach -orohard should be cultivated every year. Discing 
or plowing should bo done as early in the spring as the ground can 
be worked’. The orchard should then be kept cultivated throughout 
the fijp&t part pf the year. 
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THINNING 
Peaches should be thinned as soon as the fruit forms so as to 
develop larger Jfruiti as peaches have a tendency to overbear. For 
large fruit leave the peaches throe to four inches apart on the 
limbs, and do this thinning during the first part%f June. 
