TREES THAT ARE DWARFS 
or Northern Spies in the dwarf form. He is now ready to 
do just this. 
He resorts to grafting. He cuts a bud from the Baldwin 
apple tree and grafts it on to the stem of the dwarf apple. 
It grows there, drawing its nourishment from the dwarf. 
As is the usual method in this juggling of plants, the top 
of the dwarf is cut off, and only that of the Baldwin is 
left. Here, then, is a tree with dwarf roots and a Baldwin 
top. The roots provide only sufficient nourishment to 
support a dwarf plant. In growing, the tree holds to its 
dwarf quality and remains very small. 
But the nature of the fruit that develops is controlled 
by the top. The fruit comes to maturity pure Baldwin 
just as it does on the mother tree. If the top is Alber- 
marle Pippin, the fruit will be true to that variety. If 
it is Golden Royal, the fruit will be Golden Royal. So 
the breeder may grow whatever variety of apple he may 
desire on this dwarf stock and find space for it in yards 
that are narrow and not very deep. 
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