STERN’S PRESENTS 
THE FRUIT TREE 
OF TOMORROW! 
Very rare, flowering and fruiting 
‘APPLE & PEA 
HEDGES 
Stern’s Dwarf Columnar 
Fruit Trees 
From the magnificent estates of Europe comes 
this exciting new idea for American homes! Stern’s 
brings you exclusively wonderful Dwarf Columnar 
Fruit Trees that are remarkable for their striking 
beauty, small size and fruit-producing quality. 
Just imagine the path to your home lined with 
these amazing trees! In spring, they're covered 
with beautiul, fragrant blossoms. As spring turns to summer, 
the lovely buds swell into colorful fruit—luscious Apples and 
Pears—that ripen ‘til you pick them in the fall. The heavy, 
thick growth of rich green foliage frames the fruit—makes 
each tree a thing of entrancing beauty through the season. 
How You Plant 
Apple and Pear Hedges 
Set each sturdy tree three feet apart 
to form a “hedge”... as the foliage 
grows, it intertwines beautifully ... 
forming an exquisite decorative hedge 
from which you pick delicious, glori- 
ous fruit! They grow to a height of 8 
to 10 feet. 
Where to Plant 
Amazing Dwarf Colum- 
nar Fruit Trees 
BACKGROUND FOR 
FLOWER GARDEN 
Pence! Planted separately, each tree is a 
0 age : 
{" perfect specimen of graceful beauty 
. a stately column of flowers and 
fruit. Plant single trees in the corner 
of your property, as living gateposts, 
or as a specimen planting on your 
Plant 
cool privacy, as an exquisite flower- 
lawn. them side by side for 
ing screen around your patio—or to 
hide undesirable views. Use as a 
flowering ‘‘partition’’ anywhere. You’!] 
find many places around your home 
where these unusual dwarf trees will 
MAGNIFICENT add beauty and give you the enjoy- 
LIVING GATEPOSTS ment of delicious fresh fruit. 
Exclusive! Extremely Rare in America 
Stern's brings you these genuine Dwarf Columnar Trees. 
These excitingly beautiful trees are a garden "conversation 
piece’—inspired by gorgeous European estates, they are so 
unusual, so spectacular, that your neighbors will stand around 
them, gazing in amazement. Now you can be one of the first 
in America to exhibit these unique trees. 
ABSOLUTELY HARDY! 
Guaranteed to Bear Fruit! 
These remarkable trees withstand the severest winters of 
Sweden and Norway. They thrive wherever Apple and Pear 
trees can be grown. Stern’s guarantees that every tree will 
live and bear fruit—or your money back (you need not return 
the plants). You'll pick big delicious Apples—and huge sweet 
Pears. The fruit is as large or larger than standard. 
FOR POLLINATION— 
Plant 2 Different Varieties of Apples 
Plant 2 Different Varieties of Pears 
Simple directions accompany every shipment. 
Now Available in These Popular Varieties 
Apples: 152 VC. Red McIntosh, 151 VC. Red Delicious. 
Pears: 190 VC. Bartlett, 191 VC. Clapp’s Favorite. 
2 for $9.50 4 for $18.00 10 for $40.00 
DWARF COLUMNAR FRUIT TREE 
COLLECTION 
(Group 24-432) 
Place these beautiful trees where your friends will see 
them—along fences, walks, walls, in your flower garden or 
on your lawn. 
2 Dwarf Columnar PEAR 
trees (Bartlett and Clapp’s 
Favorite) 
4 FoR $18.00 
2 Dwarf Columnar APPLE 
trees (Red McIntosh and Red 
Delicious) 
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