. Dwarf fruit trees; . FIG. 31—PYRAMID PEARS IN A GERMAN ORCHARD dwarf pears on a light loose soil is almost certain to prove a failure. It is often said that dwarf pears should be planted deep in the ground when they are set out. The rule is to put them deep enough so that the bud union will be buried beneath the surface of the soil. With such treatment the pear itself often throws out roots and eventually establishes a feeding system of its own, becoming independent of the quince stock. It

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