Two Ways to Have Tree Fruits on a Small Place
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Dwarf trees produce top-quality fruit. Fruit
produced on a dwarf tree not only tastes as good as fruit
from a standard tree, but because it is easier to give
dwarfs better care, the fruit often surpasses that from
large, and particularly old commercial trees.
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As for the disadvantages, here are several you should know
about:
Dwarf trees are more expensive. Of course prices
vary in different localities, but a New York State
nurseryman lists 2 year dwarfs at $3.50 and his standard
trees at $1.75. When the supply catches up with the demand,
this difference won't be as great.
Dwarf trees are shorter lived. However, this is
not too serious a drawback. A dwarf apple tree will bear
for 25 to 30 years compared to say 40 years for a standard
tree.
The fruit you get from dwarf trees is full-sized. All
standard varieties of fruit are available on dwarf trees;
that is you can buy dwarf McIntosh, Baldwin, Northern Spy
apples . . Bartlett, Clapp's Favorite, Duchess, Seckel
pears . . . Elberta, Hale-Haven peaches, and so on.
The fact that dwarf trees are easier to care for doesn't
mean you can grow them without knowing a few of their
peculiarities, however. Certain things about dwarf
management are different. They must be planted correctly or
they may grow into large trees. Pruning and thinning,
though more simplified, is different. You'll find it really
fascinating to read up on dwarf trees - also this will
insure you against buying the older kind of dwarfs which
nurseries used to carry and which weren't always reliable.
We recommend you seriously consider planting dwarf apple,
pear and possibly sweet cherry trees as these three have
been developed the most successfully. Dwarf fruit trees,
one of the biggest horticultural advances in years, mean a
lot for the small place.
$ 50 From a Single Nut Tree!
Dear Ed & Carolyn: One day Carolyn and I received this
letter:
"Here in Georgia a great many pecans are raised
commercially and many farmers have a side line grove of the
nuts which add considerably to their income. The trees make
beautiful ornaments as shade trees besides the crop they
bear. One suburban home I know of has two trees that
brought in a total of $84 cash this year. Another single
tree I know of bore over $50 worth of nuts."
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