Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-20
PARIS, ME-,
From the Cepe.ec Farmer.
Notes on the Cultivation OF the Cherry
upon the Mahaleb Stock.

Owing to the greatly increased attention
which horticultural pursuits have comma ID.
ed within the past few years. many trials
and experiments have been made by realous
cul,ivators with the different varieties OF
fruits, and testing tho various kind. Of
stocks. by subjecting them to different in.
iuences, and applying the tame to the wants
of the public and to the various sections Of
the country.
II is folly to presume that one variety Of
fruit, orr tree grown upon n particular
kind Of stock, or in certain Iorm, will sue
coed equally well in the many sections Of
our land, which embraces 50 grca, an cK-
panse Of territory, such diversity Of eli.
mates, aud an almost endless variety of soils.
To make the proper classification or assign.
men, Tor fruits, 80 that one to certainty
can say that this will succeed admirably in
this locality and fail IN that, will require
much labor and raticn, study for years.
The results OF somq are alrs.dy known. and
Z, is thi, fact which has given horticulture
such an astonishing impetus, Oueximplcl
in any age.
Cultiva,ing the Pear up,n the Ounce in
the dwarf, pyramidal aud halts,andard
form. is extensively practiccd; also the
Apple and Cherry, though not - large.
ly, and in some desro,, the Peach and
Plum.
Dwarf and pynm,dal Cherries, which
are produced by cr,itins or budding the
different, urietie. OF this fruit upon the Ma.
halcb stock, promise 10 bc invaluable. more
particularly to the southwest aud west.
STANDARD Cherries, which arc grown upon
the MizEIrd stock, IN our naturally over.
rich western slil.. produce such grcl,
amount OF wood a' to bear little or no fruit:
and owing mos; probably to thovcry imper.
feet rip.nins Of the wood, -, trunk Of tho
tree splits upon the approach Of winter aud
s,on perishc'. The ho, and long continued
dry weather during tho summer months. in
the southern parts Of Ohio, Indiana, II.
lin1i', prevailing at about tho time Of
the riPenins Of the fruit, /, serious draw.
back.
Those cultivated upon the Mihaleb stock,
As experiences proves, are much les affected
by the extremes o, wet and dry weather.
thereby iL'urins good crop Of irdi,; the
wood, too, is better ripsnsd, - as to with.
stand mos, successfully tho winters. The
habit oi the tree assumes naturally pyra-
miiil shape. The lower branche, c,m.
mencc TO form near the ground, and the ia.
ture limbs shoot out a, regular distances.
as the leader OF the plant ri,,s. The tree
bsin. low. j, well adapted u Withstand the
high wind, ,ha, prevail upon the prairies,
aud more Or lc,, in all level coun,rios, aud
the trunk or b)ly Of ia, plant is well pro-
tsctcl from the destructive influence Of the
sun. IL, most peculiar and promising
Characteristic, ars it, great prolu,tiSencs',
anl the early stage at which It bears iruis.
Frequently mere bushes, only two or three
years old from bad, ars literally laden with
the choices, cherries. Upon clhyey or very
dry, poor chnlkey soils, i, thriycs finely,
where the Mallrd would not aouri'h.
Cherrie. Of the Dukc and Morello class,,
would attain the height Of ten or twelve
feet, IL desired. With little once or twice
a year. principally cutting back the eS'rem-
i,ie. o. the shoI,s. they can be made to as.
.ume a pyramidal shape or bush form,
which, while 1, detracts nothing from their
irui,iulness. we'll adlp,s them for gardens
and places atT,riins but li,,le room.
The more free and rapid growing sorts,
comprised in the Heart and Bi;Irrelu elias
scs. would grow from II 70 lG feet. bu.
they ought To b. kept within less bounds by
pruning. They are we'll adapted for gar.
d,ns and orchards in rather sterile loclli'
ties, where little more space should be
allotted them than is required for the Dukes
and Myrcllos.