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GREEN’S QUALITY TREES, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
Aneifose / 3 
MORE LAND ON WHICH TO GROW FRUITS 
This is the desire of many people when they look over 
Green’s catalog describing the attractive small fruits, also 
the apples, peaches, pears, quinces and cherries, and the 
ornamental shrubs. The more we have of a good thing the 
more we want, thus when we start in fruit growing we never 
stop, but there is more room for the planting of fruit even on 
the village or city lot than most people realize. Possibly 
there is a plot of sod ground that can be plowed up or spaded 
and fitted for fruit growing. I advise planting rows of fruit 
trees through such a plot or garden closely together, that is 
from 3 to 6 ft. apart for the trees, leaving the rows of trees 
15 or 20 ft. apart, which allows for the planting of the straw¬ 
berry, raspberry, blackberry, currant and grapes between the 
rows of apple trees or peach or pear trees. Cut back the tops 
and branches each year. I call these rows of trees planted 
thus closely together fruit hedge rows, since after they have 
grown a few years they have something the appearance of a 
hedge, bearing an abundance of fruit. In some instances where 
the trees grow vigorously it will be necessary in after years 
to remove every other tree, but I have found even the peach 
tree bears abundantly even when planted less than 2 ft. 
apart in the hedge row. I would not advise such planting for 
commercial purposes. For the home garden it is advisable. 
As I look out of my office window a row of peach trees planted 
a little over a year ago 3 ft. apart presents an attractive 
appearance, and I am confident it will bear fruit for many years 
when thus planted in the home garden. Cut from Rural Life. 
