The Greeley tribune., 1910-05-26
pt., NTING TREES IN
HIGH AErT11 plss

s,rs time ago News Notes. pub
|lished a short article upon high ilu,
Itudr fruft growing As there sun
Itime M setting trees that have sc'h
Rsnt in storage by the nurseC men
and hence are still dormant, . Jew
suggestions along this line ms De
appropriate.
la ordering trees II is extrenely
Iupprtaut to make n careful ttlec-
t;op or varieties. Many OF ahoSe
crown AT lower attitudes are not
desirable for higher ones. The fol-
lowipr varieties have been testfd 20
some extent;
Apples-ChenanEo Oldenburg,
Red Astrachan. Wealthy. Yfl,aw
TRANSPARENT. Green Newtown. lIa.d-
len Blush. Grimes, Pewaukee. Sveet
Winesap, Tolman.
Crab apples Hyslop, Transt end
ent whitney
I Louise,
Plums Green Gage. Shropslre
I Mariana
Cherries Early Richmond.
other varieties believed to be de-
s.rahle are:
APPLES BouGh. sops OF Vne.
Red June. Early Harvest, Teto ski,
Fameuse. Mcintosh. Rambo. Fall
Pippin. Mcmahon, Westfield. White
Pearmaiu. Yellow Newtown.
Grab Martha, Excelsor,
Large Red siberian.
Pears-Clapp Favorite. Sunmer
Doyenue Buffum. Seckel, Bartlett,
Howell. Flemish. Anjou. II mus, be
said however, that the prevalence
of pear blight makes the growing
of this fruit risky as well AZ eudau
gering apples at the same time.
Plums Wolf. Wildgoose, crsn,
Miner DeSoto, Black Hawk. Hawk
eye, Golden Drop, Pond. italian
Cherries Early Morello. late
Morello. May Duke. Montmorency.
Duke. ROYAL Duke
II should be stated that there is
q tendency for trees to make ess
growth than at lower attitudes. on
this account they should be set
closer together, For apples and
pears they may we'll be 25 feet: for
cherries and plums, 3 feet. (Smau
fruits will be discussed in another
article.)
The ground should be plowed
deeply and narrowed smoothly. In
lines should then be laid
of at the given distances. The holes
should be dug at the intersecton.
Care should be observed to have
these deep enough and wide enough
amply to accommodate the root sys-
TEN. Do not put any manure In
these holes unless you desire to Kill
the trees.
Upon receiving the trees, they
should be carefully inspected for IN
sects and diseases. Particularly dan
gerous are scale. blight and crown
gall Injected trees should be re-
jected and burned. Great care
should be used to avoid any eNpo-
sure OF the roots TO the air during
TINS inspection or at any time. A
few minutes is sometimes suffit ont
to ruin the tree. To avoid this make
mud puddle of the consistency OF
thick paint and thoroughly Goa, all
the roots. If there is any delay nee
essary before planting. bury he
roots in soft ground and remcNsAbulv
as needed
When setting the trees. carefully
prnne on the broken and raRRed
ends and branch tips. and prune on
all except one or two branches.
These should be on opposite sides
and no, nearer to each Other than
one and one-half feet One branch
is usually sufficient as the other
scahold branches can be determined
during the second and third Years.
Set the trees so that the soil when
levelled Will come a little above the
crown. lf there Ia a prevailing wind
setting often and strongly from the
same direction. cant the Tree n
little in that direction. or YOU will
find that 1t will become canted in
the other 1t is also well to have a
branch upon that side After plac-
ing the tree throw a few shoyela
OF earth and tamp thoroughly win
the feet. Repeat until the hole is
filled. only leaving the top layer
loose. You can scarcely tamp too
much. After the trees are ali set.
furrow out and irrigate as soon an
possible. LESLIE F.. PAr-IJ.
Colorado Agricultural COLLEGE For,
Collins.