PEACH Varieties are all considered self-fruitful 
APRICOT planted alone. The most important excep- 
NECTARINE tions are the J. H. Hale Peach and the 
Riland Apricot which do not fruit satisfactorily 
unless planted with another sort of the same family. 
The Nectarine is not a Hybrid fruit. That is, the 
result of crossing a peach with another fruit. The 
tree of the Nectarine to all appearance resembles the 
Peach tree. In growth, habit, and soils required, it 
is similar to the peach family. The fruit differs from 
the peach in that the skin is smooth, and the rich, 
aromatic flesh has a flavor all its own. The Nectarine 
is an exceedingly delicious dessert fruit. 
QUINCE—varieties appear to be sufficiently self-fruit- 
ful planted alone. 
NUTS—tThe Filbert or Hazel Nut are self-sterile. Plant 
two different varieties for cross-pollination. They 
are quite hardy and fruit profusely when very young. 
CHERRY—Almost all of the sweet cherries are unself- 
fruitful, even tho they produce excellent pollen. 
It 1s evident any two varieties will cross-pollinate 
each other satisfactorily, with the exception of 
Napoleon, Bing and Lambert which will not pollin- 
ate each other and should be planted with another 
variety to insure fruit. 
All sour cherries are self-fertile and will bear fruit 
planted alone. 
The Duke or Semi-Sweet cherries (hybrid between 
sweet and sour) are self-sterile and require cross- 
pollination. 
NOTE—Any sweet, sour or Duke cherry variety will cross- 
pollinate each other. Plant Early bloomers with sweet varieites 
and the late bloomers with sour varieties. The Black Tartarian 
and Windsor are recommended as the best sort to meet all 
requirements, 
The Cherry is a very delicate variety and since it is 
different from other fruit trees, they either take or fail 
within a few days after planting. 
It is a natural characteristic for the cherry tree to 
absorb plenty of water from the soil and when the tree 
is transplanted, the roots have a tendency to dry out very 
easily. Thus, the roots must be protected from sun and 
wind exposure, or the tree will die completely. Hence, 
the reason extreme care must be exercised at planting 
time. Always use peat moss around the roots. Under 
proper care and in good soil, the cherry tree will succeed. 
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