4 MICHIGAN NUT NURSERY 


Now with your hole filled to within a few inches of the surface level, 
is a good t me to throw in a pailful of water to firmly settle the soil so 
the newly planted roots can draw up food material. Fill the hole to al- 
most level although it is good practice to leave a slight basin around the 
tree to gather moisture during showers. By leaving th’s last few inches of 
fill soil unwatered it will aid in holding the moisture below. 
Weeds should be kept down by mainta’ning a hoe cu'tivated circle 
around each tree. Mulching the trees with well rotted manure aids in 
building up soil fertility for hest nut production in years to follow. After 
the frst summer, light applications of fertilizer, high in nitrogen, can be 
an advantage to tree srowth. Light-green foliage is generally an indica- 
tion of a nitrogen deficiency. 
PLANTING DISTANCE: Plant pecan and walnut trees 50 to 60 feet 
apart. English walnuts 40 to 50 fect apart. Eazel 15 feet apart. Japanese 
walnut and butternut trees 40 to 50 feet apart. 
WHEN TO ORDER AND PLANT: We book orders all summer for fall 
shipment. Order now and we will sh p at proper planting time. Spring 
orders are often booked in Novemher. Nut trees mav be safely planted at’ 
any time while dormant. We do not recommend spring plantings later 
than June first. 
PACKING NUT TREES: All stock is packed in moss; securely 
wrapped in heavy paper. This ‘s a time-taking method of packing. ‘ut 
pays the buyer by insuring arrival of stock in best condition. Order stock 
shipped by express whenever possible. We do not prepay charges. 
TERMS: Cash with order. Send remittance by check or money order. 
IMPORTANT: Do not try to-force your planting of nut trees too 
much the first year by fertilizing heavily. It is best to wait until tne 
second year before adding commercial fertil zers. 
The planting of our freshly dug and properly packed grafted nut trees 
may be tooked upon to give perfect results providing the trees are well 
planted in rich top soil, muleched with straw and provided wth water 
poured upon the mulch when extreme hot dry weather threatens. One 
year of good care will usually insure the safety of the planting. 
PROFITS AND AGE OF BEARING: Grafted black walnut trees prop- 
erly planted on good soil often set a few nuts the second or third vear. 
By the time the trees reach the eighth or tenth year they should v'eld at 
least one bushel of fine nuts per tree. Imagine what a 500 or 1.000 tree 
grove would bring in cash at this rate at $4.00 per bushel for good grafted 
nuts. c 
The pecans come into hearing fully as soon as the walnuts. Northern 
pecans come from record bearin® trees and the quality of the nuts fullv 
equals those coming from the south. 
, The Hazel bears very young. Young plants frequently start’ne nut 
production the second year. These make excellent fillers for the nut or- 
chard. A seven-year Rush Hazel tree here started bearing the second year 
and last fall at seven years, increased its annual production to five pounds 
of hulled nuts nearly as large as filberts. 
A planting of nut trees will, after the tenth vear, inerease its prorne- 
_ ton many times, old trees often bearing twenty-five bushels or more per 
ree: 
