POINTS TO CONSIDER BEFORE PLANTING 
SOIL—Most kinds of fruit thrive best on deep, well drained and friable soils. 
Pears and plums will grow better on heavy soils, while the peach, cherry 
and strawberry prefer a lighter soil type. 
AGE OF TREES—tThe youngest plant available will transplant best. One 
year peaches and sweet cherries are most satisfactory and either one or 
two year trees of apples, pears and plums may be planted. Older trees do 
not have any advantage. 
TIME TO PLANT—Fall planting is favored for most fruits except in the 
colder areas. Spring planting is preferred for peaches as they may be 
winter-injured when planted in the fall. 
AIR DRAINAGE—Avoid frost pockets. 
HARDINESS—The degree of cold that causes injury depends on variety and 
maturity of plant. Fruit buds of peach may be winter-injured at -10 to 
-15°F., sweet cherries at -20°F., pears at -25°F., and grapes at -15° 
to —25°F. 
POLLINATION—It is considered good insurance to have at least two or 
three compatible varieties in the same planting. This is true of all tree 
fruits, except the self-fruitful peaches. 
SELECTION OF VARIETIES—This depends on the length of season to 
ripen the fruit, the resistance to cold and the use for which the fruit is 
desired. Such varieties as Eden strawberry, Milton raspberry and Red- 
haven peach are excellent varieties for freezing. 
LANDSCAPE VALUE—Most fruits can be used in the background as orna- 
mentals and at the same time produce some fruit for home use. Rasp- 
berries, blackberries, grapes, elderberries and filberts make excellent 
hedges. Currants, gooseberries, blueberries and Tomentosa are fine for 
border plantings. Tree fruits can be planted about the grounds as specimen 
trees. Ornamental crab apples and dwarf fruits are especially desirable for 
this purpose. 
TIME OF BEARING—Small fruits require two years, grapes and peaches 
three to four years, plums and cherries five years, apples and pears 
five to eight years depending upon variety. Apple and pear trees on 
dwarfing rootstock bear two to three years earlier than when growing 
on a standard seedling rootstock. 
Fruit Spacing per Acre 
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