Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-11
The Farmer.
surlsit Of Fruit Trees.


The best growth and the finest fruit are
always to be expected when the tree is
furnished with the materials of nutriftsnt
in just tho same proportion. If greatly
deficient in any essential ingredient, the
tree languishes from starvation. II any
highly nutritive substance is in 4 lafgs
overdose, the tree may be .urfeitsd OF
poisoned, We have seen a fine cherry
tres as completely killed BY embanking it
heavily with hog manure, as any animal
and middle states this is rare eril. u
sometimes happens, indeed, that peaf
trees are rendered more liable to blight,
and peaches to frost, BY high manurins
in low rich valleys. The great difficulty
throughout this region is the starvation
of fruit trees. There is not one case in a
hundred where better fruit, and more Of
it, would be obtained BY richer ard
deeper soil for the roots to run and feed
in, or BY the removal, by means of clean
culture, Of all weeds, or other vegetable
growth, which may rob the tree of its full
share Of the riches of the soil,
In large portions of the great fertile
west the case is quite different The long
and hot sun nmsrs, in connection with the
severe frosts Of the winters, render more
caution necessary in the application OF
manure, the natural richness beins often
enough without any manure. As apply
ing to such localities the following
with &hich we have been favored
by correspondent at Jefferson valley, N,
u, will doubtless prove interesting
ga surfeit of trees manifests itself by
the appearance of the leaves on the grow=
ing twigs. Instead of shooting out rank
and large, they are thrown out in whorl:
like clusters. Ths t~igs which support
them grow few inches, and then ofsen
commence dying at their extremities, hav-
ing black tip. If these twigs do not die
in their whole growth, the leave. finally
fall off, leaving small stinted years
growth, with its buds crowded along its
length, frequently not the sixteenth of an
inch apart.
"Thus, by over feeding, one years
growth is worse than lost, for several years
will be required to establish a healthy
actior again. This disease frequently
shows itself on gratis set in large thrifty
stock, when the top is cut off at once,
if the tree stands in rich soil
and the season is Wet one SO as to dis
'olve gre.t amount of food.
'lf any one doubts the coFrectnes, OF
IF this view he can satisfy himself BY q
'ew weeks experiment in the month Of
June. A tree may be planted in front Of
! Ucs" yar'i, III ~, rr7s -tvs -nrrc 10 wns
eceive the washings Of manure: Every
wig on twill soon take whorled ars
,earance. Let the earth then be all
'emoved from the roots and its placd
upplied with yellow loain, and in a few
more the twigs will shoot of, and take
more healthy appearance. have tried
he experiment on young pear trees With
results.
'Old cherry tress can not be surfcited,
ut old apple trees may be. | have sect
n old apple orchard seriously injured by
heavy coat Of manure spaded in. lt
august tie whole orchard presented the
ppearance of having been ripped by frost,
ne tip of every twig having black
ppearance On the top Of cluster Of
aiserabl- looking leaves. = Calt;rutor.