Nebraska advertiser., 1869-03-04
Hardy AppIes and Pears.


Hardy Apples and Pears.
Many are the enquiries as to the
hardy varieties Of apples, especially
such as will stand our climate. While
we believe that hardy varieties from
any locality viii prove hardy in an
other locality, we naturally look as
far. or further, North than we are, for
most satisfactory evidences of hardi-
ness. Thus Influenced, wehave looked
toward Northern Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, to ascertain what varieties
have done best there. We have fire.
quently, heretofore, given the testi-
mOny Of individuals from these sec
lions of he'country.
Recently Y. G. Fairbanks, an old
and reliable fruit raiser of Appleton,
Wiss., has written quite a lengthy
and detailed reply to a letter from a
Mr.. Deming, making enquiries among
other things
]. What kind Of apples would you
recommend?
9. Is there any kind Of crab apples
that would pay TO raise?
3. What Kind Of pears will answer,
and whether dwarf or standard are
the best?
4. How old trees would you say was
best to set out?
s. What distance would you plant
them apart each way?
g.. What kind Of trees bestt to set out
for wind breaks ; such rs will grow
quick?
7. Is there any kind Of evergreen
that will answer for protection, grow
ing rapidly?
To these enquiries Mr.. Fairbanks
replies through the Rural Bcp Yorker
of February 10th, and from which
we extract the following important
points:
"TYith us, the Duchess of Olden-
burgh, for hardines, leads the apple
list. The TetOfsky is reported equal
~ hardy; but with it / have had no
acquaintance. 1 place next to the
above two varieties, the Talman Sweet,
Red Astrachan, Fameuse, st. Law
renee; and the Golden Russell, for its
long keeping qualities, though not
quite as hardy. The Perry Russell, at
time, was here considered very
hardy but for the last few years IL
has nOtsustained its former reputation.
I would also recommend the setting of
a few Of the following varieties, as
some Of them may prove equally sue
cessful with some of the five varieties
last named. Red Romantic, SaxtOn,
Utter's Large Red, Pound Sweet,
Bailey Sweet, Ben Davis, Richfeld
Nonsuch, SOps Of Wine, Mother DOM
inie, Fall Wine, Lowell, POmme Grise,
Twenty Ounce, Fall Stripe, cultivated
by j. G. Plumb OF Madison, Wis, and
Maryland Large Red Streak and Green
Seek-no-farther, Is recommended by
Adam Grimes of Jefferson, Wis.-as
very hardy, and desirable ss long
keepers.
1.-THE T~rancendent Crab, I think,
will pay To raise. The Large Red and
Large Yellow Siberians are said to he
the best favored for preserving; 1 can
only speak Of varieties selected, from
those 1 am acquainted with.
For hardness, the ElemisheBeaut
leads the pears. Next to. it we regard
the Ananas d'Ete, Swans Orange,
Oswego Beurre and Winter Nellis !;
and vet I have seen many trees of the
above varieties winter kill, and the
same season the Bartlett, Bell Lucrc-
tive, Louise Bonnie, Stevens Genesee,
Urbanisk, Lawrence, Vicar, and even
others, live; yet, Think mOregeneral
success has attended the former.
"COuld I get apple trees of the de-
sired varieties, well trained and grown
in the nurseries, and well taken up, I
should select five-year old tree every
time. Iregard such tree as having ac-
0uired more constitution and vital
strength; and my experience has been
that they will do better than younger
trees.
'rThe site and exposure of the orch
ard plot would have its influence i'm
the distance apart that I would set
fruit trees. With a northeastern face
or slODe. I would set them further
apart than with any other facing.
While engaged in the sale of fruit
trees. my general directions were to
set apple trees only twenty feet apart
but / have seen them dOingsO well set
much closer that I have been almost
tempted to recommend much closer
planting. Tt must be borne in mind
that with us fruit trees generally fail
in their bodies first, and when set
closely the tops of One shape the body
of its neighbOr. However, I'm close
setting, / would set those varieties In
which / had the greatest confidence in
alternate rows each way, and the 9TH
ers / would set in the intervening
spaces.
For the purpose of growing wind
breaks I have thought that il would be
advisable to set the locust and the bass
wood or linden, as / am of the mind
that a fruit grower might advantage
ouslv pursue bee culture, in which case
ones wind breaks would prove a source
Of profit to him thorough his bees. i
think the Fir, Balsam and Norway
Spruce would be good evergreens to
set for wind breaks. The Balsam
grows the fastest"
We heartily endorse all Mr.. Fair
banks says, exceptas TO lineage of trees
TO be planted. Our experience is in
favor Of planting young trees They
always have larger roots in proportion
to the top, and having these, you can
make the tops just what you please.
They suffer less in transplanting, and
at the end Of three years viii be far
ahead of those six times their size at
time Of planting. Making most Of
their growth where they are to re-
main, they soon become stOcky and
sturdy, and perfectly adapted to their
soil and climate. They cost less atthe
nursery, less for freight, and less 70
handle and plant. We believe the
majority of fruit planters and growers
think as we do in this respect.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE MAssACHU-
SETS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY for
the year 1858. To the Secretary, Mr..