The California fruits and how to grow them; a manual of methods which have yielded greatest success, with the lists of varieties best adapted to the different districts of the state . Split Grafting the Walnut by Mr. Geo. Payne, of Santa Clara. PLANTING THE WALNUT 517 scions would grow, x^fter the scion has reached a certain stage ofgrowth, this string will commence to bind, and must be cut down rightover where the scion is. The wax on either side will tend to hold thestring, but as the wood naturally grows, the strings will draw apart,and it will not bind it as it would if the string was not
The California fruits and how to grow them; a manual of methods which have yielded greatest success, with the lists of varieties best adapted to the different districts of the state . Split Grafting the Walnut by Mr. Geo. Payne, of Santa Clara. PLANTING THE WALNUT 517 scions would grow, x^fter the scion has reached a certain stage ofgrowth, this string will commence to bind, and must be cut down rightover where the scion is. The wax on either side will tend to hold thestring, but as the wood naturally grows, the strings will draw apart,and it will not bind it as it would if the string was not cut. Planting Walnut Orchards.—There is much difiference in prac-tice in planting out walnut trees in permanent place. Some advocatethe use of trees two or three years from the seed, getting as much of. One-year Franquette Graft on one-year SelectedHybrid Root. the tap-root as possible; others allow the tree to remain in nurseryuntil it throws out laterals, which is usually done the fourth or fifthyear. Two-year-old trees are generally preferred, but walnut trees ofmany times that age can be successfully transplanted if the work iscarefully done. Walnut trees are usually set forty feet in squares,though some give the large-growing varieties fifty feet. Planting inhexagonals at forty-five feet distance gives very satisfactory results. 518 CALIFORNIA FRUITS : HOW TO GROW THEM
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