POTEET, TEXAS 
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SELECT FRUIT TREES 
Planting and Pruning 
Directions for Planting and Pruning Fruit Trees 
When trees are received, if they cannnot be 
planted immediately, they should be unpacked, set 
in a trench, with mellow earth thrown around them 
and thoroughly wet. 
If trees are frozen when received, the whole 
bunch should be laid in a trench and entireley cov¬ 
ered with earth until the weather moderates. 
It is best for the ground to be thoroughly plowed 
before the trees are received. Dig holes 1 to 2 feet 
deep, and 2 feet or more across. 
To plant fruit trees, throw in or take out soil 
until the tree stands the same depth as in the 
nursery: then throw in soil until the roots are cov¬ 
ered. and pour in as much water as hole will con¬ 
tain ; then fill in the balance of soil mounding it up 
slightly, but do not pack. Then cut the top off from 
12 to 24 inches from the ground. Some 2-year-old 
trees should be cut above 3 or 4 of the branches 
and the branches cut 3 or 4 inches from the body. 
By cutting all trees severely one almost insures 
the life of the tree, and it makes a low, robust, 
round-headed tree that shades its own body. 
If any limbs or roots of trees or plants are 
bruised or injured in any way, cut off all such 
injured parts. 
Keep all sprouts or suckers cut off; at the.end 
of the first year cut out the drooping and weaker 
branches of all trees. Pear and Plums need the 
long branches cut back half-length or more, and this 
treatment may be given each year in January and 
February. In taking off a branch, cut or saw close 
to the body of the tree. 
Frequent and thorough cultivation with plow 
and hoe, especially for the first few years, is abso¬ 
lutely necessary. 
To prevent rabbits from injuring young trees, 
we would suggest that either straw or corn stalks 
be tied around each tree. Old newspapers will 
answer the purpose, and either may be left on 
during the summer to partially shade the trunks 
of the trees. This is the only absolutely safe way to 
protect trees from these pests. 
Do not make a horse lot or calf pasture of 
your orchard. 
Plant Trees Promptly 
While trees may be kept in bundles, by being 
watered regularly, or put in the ground, for a long 
time and then planted safely, we always suggest 
that they be planted where they are to stand as 
soon as possible. 
How To Water Trees and Shrubs 
In planting fill the hole nearly full of soil and 
then pour in water until it stands for a moment. 
After the water has soaked in, mound up the soil, 
either dry or naturally moist, a few inches above 
the level covering all wet soil. Do not pack this 
mound. 
All pecans, large evergreens, and trees of any 
kind that are dry, are benefited by having the soil 
mounded up around them a foot or more. 
We should earnestly request all our customers, 
in watering anything at any time after it is 
planted, not to pour water on top of the ground and 
leave it exposed to the wind and sun. This practice 
is sure to be the death of roses. Dig a shallow hole 
by the side of the tree or shrub, and after the water 
has soaked in, cover up the hole and all wet soil 
with dry, loose soil, unpacked. 
T’rees and plants, as a rule, should not be 
watered more than once a week in dry weather, but 
watering should be sufficient to reach the roots, 
1 to 2 feet deep. Do not try to water trees and 
plants by sprinkling, as you would do for grass. 
Distances for Planting 
Depending on the character of soil, etc: 
Peach, Plum, Apple, Apricot, 20 to 25 feet apart 
each way. 
Pear, 20 to 30 feet apart each way. 
Pecans, 50 to 60 feet each way. 
Figs, 12 to 18 feet each way. 
Haupt, McDonald and Dallas Berries, 34x5 feet. 
In rich land. 4x6 feet. 
Other Blackberry and Dewberry 3x4 feet. 
Strawberry, 1x24 feet. 
Grapes 10x18 feet. 
Plants to an Acre at Given Distances Apart 
Distance . 
Apart 
Plants 
Distance Apart 
Plants 
2 
ft. 
by 
1 
ft. 
......21,700 
8 
ft. 
b.v 
10 
ft,... 
..... 545 
2 
ft. 
by 
2 
ft.- 
.....10,890 
10 
ft. 
by 
10 
ft— 
..... 435 
3 
ft. 
by 
1 
ft-. 
...14,520 
12 
ft. 
by 
12 
ft.... 
..... 302 
3 
ft. 
by 
2 
ft— 
..... 7.260 
15 
ft. 
b.v 
15 
ft— 
— 193 
3 
ft. 
by 
3 
ft— 
...... 3,840 
16 
ft. 
by 
16 
ft— 
... 170 
4 
ft. 
by 
1 
ft— 
. ....10,890 
18 
ft. 
by 
18 
ft.... 
..... 134 
4 
ft. 
b.v 
2 
ft— 
...... 5,445 
19 
ft. 
by 
19 
ft— 
..... 120 
4 
ft. 
by 
3 
ft... 
_ 3,630 
20 
ft. 
by 
20 
ft— 
..... 108 
4 
ft. 
bv 
4 
ft- 
...... 2,722 
22 
ft. 
by 
22 
ft— 
... 90 
5 
ft. 
bv 
2 
ft. 
..... 4.356 
25 
ft. 
by 
25 
ft— 
.... 69 
5 
ft. 
bv 
3 
ft... 
...... 2.904 
30 
ft. 
by 
30 
ft— 
..... 48 
5 
ft. 
by 
4 
ft- 
...... 2,178 
33 
ft. 
by 
33 
ft-. 
.... 40 
5 
ft. 
by 
5 
ft- 
...... 1.742 
40 
ft. 
by 
40 
ft.... 
...... 27 
6 
ft. 
by 
6 
ft... 
... 1.200 
50 
ft. 
by 
50 
ft— 
... 17 
S 
ft. 
by 
8 
ft... 
...... 680 
60 
ft. 
b.v 
60 
ft.- 
.... 12 
To determine number of trees to an acre for any 
given distance apart, multiply distance apart, and 
divide 43.560 by this product. 
For example: 18X20 ft =360. 43,560-^-360=121. 
There are 121 trees per acre, planted 18x20 feet 
FRESH FRUITS ARE LUSCIOUS 
“Grow your own fruit” has become a popular 
slogan. And there is no excuse for failing to have 
a few trees bearing Peaches. Plums, Pears, Figs, 
and Grapes in every yard. They make splendid 
shade in the back yard and provide fruit that would 
have to be bought and usually at high prices. 
A small assortment of fruit trees can find room 
on even a small lot, and will provide a continuous 
supply of varieties. 
