Hardy Nut Trees - 
Perfectly Hardy in Our Northern States—Large Size and Heavy Yielding Varieties 
PLEASE NOTE 
Many varieties of our Hardy Nut Trees will 
not be for sale again until after the War. Con- 
siderable labor is involved in the growing, care 
and digging of these Hardy Northern varieties. 
We hope to have a larger list next year and with 
increasing quantities thereafter. 


‘ Chinese 
Hardy English Walnuts are not available Chestnut 
this year. 

Hardy Pecans 
Not Available this year 
Chinese Chestnut 
Introduced by the U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture as the 
most blight resistant species. 
Nuts larger than the Ameri- 
can Chestnut and are equally 
sweet and good. The Chinese 
Chestnut is a coming com- 
mercial orchard tree—not a 
fast grower but bushy and 
low, making harvesting easy. a 
Often bear when the trees are Planting and Culture 
eR og eat a as sal Dig holes ee fesalie he | enguen, to set 
: the trees several inches below e crown. 
al trees for best pollentzation: 2. Plant when.soil is mellow (not wet) and 
firm the loose dirt well around the roots. 


Hardy Pecan Native Shellbark 3. A gallon of moist peat moss mixed with 
: the dirt around the roots is good insurance 
J H ° Hickory. These are and will stimulate growth. 
ones ybrid fort ti t 4. When planting trim off about one-third + 
4 | N select native «trees of the previous season’s growth. 
aze ut not grafted varieties, 5. Mulching around the trees with loose 
strawy manure is beneficial. Spade in this 
mulch each Spring. 
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This new strain of Filbert 
combines the hardiness of the 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 each. 
American Hazel with the re- : 
Hable fruiting quality of the Eu- 
ropean Filbert. The nuts are large 
and excellent quality. We rec- 
ommend this Hybrid Hazel for 
those who want quick fruiting Heart Nut 
and plants that do not take up 
as much room. This year we offer Not Available 
first generation seedlings of the a 
Jones variety. They are thrifty This Year 
growing plants, hardy and pro- 
lific bearing plants. 

Heart Nuts 
° By Express. 
Prices—Hardy Nut Trees Neue oreaia 
Grafted and Budded Varieties unless otherwise noted Each 
12-8 in. 2-3 ft. 3-4 ft. 
Native Shellbark Hickory (Seedlings) .............. Tee $2.00 
Thomas Black Walnut..................cccccccccscsscscseseecee Soes $3.00 4.00 
Hybrid Hazel Nuts (Hybrids from seed) 2.50 
Chinese Chestnuts (Not grafted) ......................000 aee ls 2.50 3.50 
These are budded and grafted varieties—the very finest—large meats, 
excellent flavor and have proven hardy to withstand our Northern 
climate. Please do not confuse them with the common seedling trees 
which are so often offered at a much lower price. 

FACTORS INFLUENCING 
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Thomas Walnut The early bearing of fruit trees i| 
Thin Shelled — Excellent Crack- (Continued from page 18) \ 
ing Quality 7. For the first three or four years stimulate the tree growth as much as 
One of the finest of the new im- possible with good cultural methods and the use of nitrogen fertilizers in 
proved Black Walnuts. The indi- very early Spring (cease cultivation, etc., in late July so trees will mature 
vidual nuts and kernels are large, growth well before winter.) 
light colored and of very good 8. At this stage it may be well to slow up the tree growth for a few 
quality. The tree is a very fast years in order ,to throw it into fruit production. This restricted growth is 
grower and early bearing. All the reason dwarf fruit trees come into bearing before the standard kinds. 
Black Walnut trees are valuable 9. Keep your trees healthy with timely sprays (see our “Successful 
for both the nuts and timber. Planting’ booklet for spray schedules.) 
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