Pruning Young Dwarfs is 
essential to planting success. 
The roots, where damaged or 
rough, should be cut clean; 
the tops headed back to make 
up for roots necessarily lost in 
digging. Cut branches back 
about half length. Neglect of 
this is the commonest cause of 
failure. 
suckers. 

sight. 
NEEDS ONLY AN 
ACID SOIL 
Blueberries require an acid 
soil containing peat or other 
rotted vegetable matter. 
They need a _ moderate 
supply of soil-moisture, and 
good drainage so that the 
roots can get air during the 
growing season. 
Set the plants in beds 4 feet 
apart each way. Several 
varieties should be in every 
planting, so an exchange of 
pollen will produce good 
crops of berries. Order 
“mixed’’ if you wish—we 
will assort for good pollen- 
ization. All varieties are. 
almost equally fine. 
Dwarf Wealthy apple branch VA life sizes 
Blueberry clusters life-size A bush so y 
loaded is almost unbelievable at first 4 
Pruning older trees hetps 
the crop. All branches lying 
closer together than 8 inches 
should be cleaned out. It is 
important not to allow too 
many fruits to mature, particu- 
larly on a small tree. When 
the size of cherries, pick off 
the excess. More will form in 
a good year than there is 
physical room for on the 
branch. 
Planting depth should be so that the graft is just above the 
ground, or an inch above. If too deep the scion develops its 
own roots and tree is no longer dwarf. 
If too high, rootstock 
Mulching of coarse manure or straw in late fall greatly Be'ps, 
Mulch when you plant, too. 
Staking is usual, as dwarfs are weak at the graft. 
extra strong W-graft, so stakes can be removed about 5th year. 
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Dwarf pear, 
Not one, but three full-sized, per- 
forms. 
DWARF FRUITS 
BEAR USEFUL 
QUANTITIES 
Dwarf fruits are not 
short-lived, but thrive 
and produce a gene- 
ration or more. A 
space 25 ft. square 
will hold 4 dwarfs in- 
stead of one standard, 
and the 4 will bear 
about 14 more fruit 
than will one standard 
tree—and will do it 
2 to 4 years quicker! 


showing how thickly fruit 
fect fruit at the branch tip. 
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