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MOST COMMONLY ASKED BY THE AVERAGE PERSON BUYING NURSERY STOCK. 
Compiled by our staff in cooperation with Dr. H. B. Tukey of the Geneva, N. Y. Experiment Station. 
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tional planting and cultural information is contained in the Planting Guide we send you free. 
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1. @. When is the best time to plant nursery stock? 
A. 
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. This depends on the variety, 
Either Fall or Spring, though early Spring is preferred 
by many. Fall Delivery season starts about October 
15th and extends through to severe freezing of the 
ground. Spring delivery season starts March 15th and 
extends to June Ist. In our modern cold storage, we 
can keep plants dormant until the latter date. 
How long before my fruit trees will bear some fruit? 
but on the average we 
we heve found the following to be quite true: 

7. Q. Should | fertilize my trees or put manure in the holes 
A. Fertilizers are of no value 
ct planting time? 
until the roots are estab- 
lished and growing, thus being able to absorb the nu- 
trients. Manure is best used as a mulch on top of 
the ground well back from the main stem. It mey 
severely injure the tree, if placed directly in the tree 
hole. Wet peat moss or similar material mixed with 
the soil at planting time (1 part of peat moss to 4 
parts of soil) makes an idea! combination for loosen- 
ing up the soil. 
2 fe 2 ale hes ir aaa trata 8. @. If | use a commercial nitrogenous fertilizer such as 
Cortiand, carly Mcintos -J3 yrs. Nitrate of Soda or Suiphate of Ammonia, how much 
nee a ah 3-4 yrs. should ! use? ; 
ti - ; 
Bae pede aes usp A. Generally 1/4 lb. per year of age in the orchard. Ex- 
5 why Bidins Diane ample: A tree planted for four years would require 1 
Bue Cherry ot are lb. Make the application out under the drip of the 
Be eswact Cherry cel a branches, preferably in early Spring just as growth 
2 yr. Quince 1-2 yrs. nan 
i yr. Peach 2-3 yrs. 3. Q. What varieties cre best for me to plani? 
; A. All the varieties we list 
tf | plant Asparagus in ae tales 
the Spring (Example) 1944 § Tictsieee — ee 
when can | harvest the APPLES! APPLES! Try them, buy them! dependent on the type 
Lie ag ‘ BALDWINS, GREENINGS: sauce them pie them fruit you want and ‘the 
5h SONS gala SPIES and CORTLANDS: salad, bake them ripening season desired. 
paragus in 1945, but the 
first big crop would be in 
Tapioca, apple cake them. 
1946. RED DELICIOUS rich and sweet, 
Can | grow Quinces and 
Apricots? 
Generally speaking, Apri- 
cots, though not a com- 
mercial crop in the East, 
will grow -where peaches 
do well. If you can grow 
cherries, Quinces will grow 
Grace tne table; hard to beat 
MAcINTOSH are best to munch 
In the morning, after lunch, 
When you go to bed at night, 
Beeuty, flayer always right, 
APPLES! APPLES! Try them, buy them! 
Your State College or Ex- 
periment Station will also 
be glad to supply recom- 
mendations for your par- 
ticular section and = soil 
condition. 
1d. How do | take care of my 
Boysenberry plants? 
. Set the plants as we sua- 
gest in the planting guice 
there. Treat the children, don’t deny them sent with all orders. Let 
What are Bearing Age APPLES! the plants trail on the 
trees? ground the first year. 
The Bearing Age Trees 
we coffer are large three- 
or four-year old _ trees 
whose roots were pruned when they were two-year 
old trees. The result is a strong fibrous root system 
that insures successful transplanting and early fruiting. 
Q. Will you teli me how to spray my frees and what to 
use? 
. Recommendations vary for the different States or lo- 
calities. Your State Experiment Station has a free 
See list of Stations and ad- 
A general home orchard 
in his 
bulletin on the subject. 
dresses under Question 15. 
spray wnich Dr. Tukey has found successful 
own heme orchard is as follows: 
Mix the three following powdered materials: 
Weittable Sulfur 5 Ibs. 
Lead Arsenate 2 Ibs. 
Rotenone 3 Ibs. 
TOTAL 10 Ibs. 
This amount is for mixing with 100 gallons of water. 
Accordingly for convenience put up in 10-Ib. lots in 
small paper bags or glass jars, and use a 1-pound lot 
with each 10 gallons of spray, or one-half this 
amount for 5 gallons of spray. 
Make applications (1) Before Bloom, (2) After Bloom, 
(3) Memorial Day, (4) Fourth of July. 
Effective on fruits and roses, including apples, cher- 
ries, peaches, pears and plums,-and also on vege- 
tables including tomatoes, potatoes, beans, cucum- 
bers, and melons. 
*This is not ‘‘fool proof’ but will do for the average 
home orchard. 
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11. @. Can I plant apple trees next to other 
Courtesy of the New York-New England Apple Institute 
A. 
Then they can be tied toa 
trellis and handled just as 
you would arapes. 
fruit trees, 
such as Pears and Peaches? 
The orchard can be mixed just as you want it, al- 
though many practical gardeners prefer to segregate 
the different kinds for convenience in spraying and 
general culture. 
12. Q@. How close must my trees be for proper cross-pol- 
lination? 
Individual trees not over 500-1000 feet apart will 
be satisfactcrily cross-pollinated, if the weather at 
blossoming time is warm enough for bees to be ac- 
tive. In solid blocks of closely planted trees, however 
pollinizers should be provided every third or fourth 
row for best results. 
13. G. Are Dwarf Appie trees practical for commercial 
plantings? 
A. From experimental data now becoming available, we 
have every reason to believe that dwarf trees will be 
a success in commercial orchards. However, until 
dwarf rootstocks are available in large numbers, large 
plantings will not be possible. 
14. Q. How can I tell if my soi! is sufficiently acid for Bluc- 
berries? 
A.. Soil having an acidity testing between ph of 4.4 and 
5.0 is considered best. If you cannot have your soil 
tested locally, send a sample to your State Experi- 
ment Station (see list on next page) and they will test 
it for you. 
