Williston graphic., 1916-07-20
WHAT TREES TO PLANT
IN THE GREAT PLAINS
VARIETIES OF FRUIT TREES
AND BERRIES SUGGESTED
STRAWBERRIES
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
(Fourth Paper)

Choosing Cne proper vaIletlSS VI
fruits for planting in the Great Plans
region is one of the principal prob
lens confronting the grower, accord
ing to a new bulletin of the Y: S. De,
partment of Agriculture (Farmers'
Bulletin 727). Climatic conditions in
this area are especially trying to fruit
trees, and the success or failure, OF the
grower is very apt to depend upon
fhe care exercised in selecting va
rieties.
The following fruits, many of which
have been tested with fair success at
the Akron (Colo.) Field Station, are
suggested as an aid to those who are
without experience in choosing va
rieties to plant in this part of the
country:
Apples
Southern Section-A few of the
varieties of apples that may we'll be
considered for the southern part OF
this area are the Yellow Transparent,
Red June, San Jacinto, Maiden Blush,
,Gravenstein, Wealthy, Grimes, Jona-
than, Kinnard, Northwestern, Texas
Red Winesap, Missouri, Arkansas
Black, Rails, and Limbertwig; for
crab apples, the Florence and Hyslop.
These varieties, named approximate
w in the order in which they mature,
represent a long sequence of ripenlng,
from the early to the long-keeplng
sorts.
Central SectiOn-Most of the va
rieties that succeed best in the south
.ern part of the area could doubtless
be planted in the central.
Among the older trees in the Akron
Field Station garden, the following
seem especially promising for this
section: Yellow Transparent, Olden-
burg, Wealthy, Northwestern, Patten,
and the Hyslop crab.
A considerable number of other va
rieties have been planted during the
past three or four years, including the
Benoni, Delicious, Eastman, Johna-
than, Livland, Longfeld, Mcintosh,
Malinda, Owabena, Peerless, Peter,
Plumb Cider, Stayman Winesap, Toll
man. Utter, Whitney, and Windsor,
and the Dart, Lyman, Minnesota, and
Transcendent crabs, all of which are
making excellent growth.
All of these varieties appear to be
sufficiently hardy to withstand the
normal conditions in this region. But
the real test of their value will come
later when the trees reach bearing
age and because of their larger size
the soil-moisture requirements are
greatly increased. Dwarf apples can
increased. Dwarf apples can not be
recommended for planting until al
ter they have more definitely demon
strated their value. =,
Northern SectiOn-Naturally the
varieties that can be planted in this
mart of the area must be restricted to
the harder sorts on account OF the
extremely low winter temperatures.
These include the Oldenburg, Wealthy,
Hibernal, Mcmahon, Northwestern,
Patten, Malinda, and the Hyslop crab.
There are some localities in this sec
ton, however, where even the hardest
sorts would be of doubtful value.
Pears
There are hardly enough pears now
growing in this area to show the
range of their possibilities, unless
their comparative absence is to be
interpreted as signifying that they are
not we'll adapted to these conditions.
The Kieffer, Angouleme (Douchess)
Bartlett, and possibly one or two 9TH
er sorts are occasionally grown in the
southern part of the area. A variety
supposed to be the Warner has grown
we'll at the Akron Field Station, but
trees planted in 1908 have not yet
matured fruit. The (Flemish Beautv>
is one of the hardest sorts and some
times succeeds farther north than
most other varieties.
Peaches
Peach growing in this area is
largely confined to the southern sec
ton, where a considerable number OF
varieties are grown to limited eH-
tent. These include the Alexander,
Sneed, Triumph, Arp, Carman, Mamie
Ross, Chinese Cling, Elberta, Heath,
Lee General Lee), Lemon Cling, and
others.
At the Akron Field Station peach
trees, including a number OF the
harder sorts, were killed to the
ground. or nearly so, every winter.
Plums
Plums, particularly the native
sorts, are perhaps the most depen-
dable of all the tree fruits for plant
inc on the Great Plains. The follow
ing are adapted for the southern sec
tions: America, De Soto, Golden
(Gold of Stark Bros.), Hammer,
Kroh (Poole's Pride)), Laire, Potta-
wattan1ie, Robinson, Roulette, Six
Weeks, Surprise, Wayland, Whitaker,
Wildgoose, Wolf, Wooten, and Wyant.
Among the more promising va
rieties at the Akron Field Station are
the following: Brittlewood, Burwood,
Cheney, De Soto, Hawkeye, Surprise,
Terry, Wolf, and Wyant. Most OF
these varieties have been planted
widely throughout the Great Plains
area. Several varieties of European
p1ums. including the Lombard, Arctic,
Shropshire (Damson), and others,
have also been planted at this station.
None of them can be considered prom
ising. The trees make only small
growth as a rule, and they do not
Withstand the winter conditions in a
satisfactory manner.
In narts of the northern section the
following varieties are more or less
grown: Cheney, De Soto, Forest Gar
den, Rollingstone, Surprise, Wolf, and
Wyant.