The Delta independent., 1906-05-04
PLANT MOTHER
VARIETY OF TREES.
Practical Nurseryman Gives Some
Sound Advice About ''Graftinf,"
tBy A. W. Carl

CBy A. W. Carl
We hear q great deal now days about
grating" and where Jonathan or
chard is wanted, we are told, by all
means not to plant Jonathan but to
plant some strong growing sort like
Black Twig, Ben Davis or Northern
Spy and graft them to Jonathan. But
! take issue with them right now. If
you do not want Jonathan on its own
roots. then graft it on q natural tree.
A seeding ID natural tree-a grated
or budded tree il IN artificial tree.
That good man, and eminent horti-
culturist, Patrick Barry, writes that an
artificial tree Is not q good stock to
PROPAGATE from, nor the seed even from
. budded or grated tree will not pro-
duce good stock to work on. But say
II you want 70 raise Jonathan apples,
plant Jonathan treeA
While II is not - robust and hardy -
Q Ben, It is . fair grower. Though Il
is . more refined and finer blooded stock
and requires Q little better care. cult
vats and irrigsts carefully. and prune
intelligsatly and never allow It to over
bear. and you have . good tree and .
good yieder and the best all-round ap-
pie ever produced. OF course, mean.
II grown In Delta County-it Is dirty
brick dust red. grown elsewhere. and
NOWHERE on earth does il take on
that brillisnt red-all-over color that it
gets in Delta County. II every cedar
tree In the foothills was 4 Jonathan.
New York City would take every one
at an advanced price and paw before
picking. In II Delta County has . real
nooopoly stick TO Il
=
: ksar ssas ~ Il = not IN annual
bearer. When you permit any tree to
carry an overload, Il will be shy the
next year. Make your trees all annual
bearers by thinning, and never allow
them to overbear and they will yield
every year. II ID 90 with all kinds Of
flowers - well a. fruits. I saw 4 lady
and two gentlemen admiring . John
Hopper rose bush with 2s0 roses. NONE
Of them PERFECT. yet they called it
wonderful. One asked II 1t was an
EVER bloomer and where could he get
one. I felt like saying Shame on you,
to impose on the noble bush in such
manner" Had they picked three
quarters of, fhe remaining quarter
would have all been fine specimens and
1t would have put forth roses again in
July, August and September. As it
was, it stood all summer and autumn
without ever producing another rose.
The leaves too were small and the poor
bush had sickly look the balance Of
the year. Use the shears freely and
thin the roses too, il you want fine flow
ers and healthy bushes, and ever bloom
ers, the same ~ you would your apple
trees il you expect profitable results.
Get the apples of the ends Of the limbs
and let them get their heads up-sap
won't run down. One apple in 4 spur
is enough-never leave two on one spur.
though some leave great clusters and
expect the tree to bear again next year.
Another thing about these double
worked trees u. they will require three
or four years constant care and watch
Ing after grating lest shoots start from
your original stock. They will steal q
growth On you here and there through
the orchard with ali the care you can
give them, and then when they do be-
gin to yield. low and behold you have
two kinds df spplss-a great vcxation,
this.
So II you must get your orchard In
this way, the better way is-plant strong
seedlings and graft at the collar apd
grow new top starting At the GROUND,
and then you win meet with many dis
couragsmsnts before you sss them bios
som. Some Of the worst to sncountsr
arc our knowing favisor's and W IL