. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. DWARF PEARS. 19S Thus, at Dorchester, Mass., on Long Island, and in somt other places, the White Doyenn6 only succeeds well upon the quince. The stocks of dwarf pears should be wholly beneath the surface to elude the borer, which avoids the pear. Pruning Dwarf Pears. Dwarf pear trees are usually pruned into the •pyramidal and conical form, the l
. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. DWARF PEARS. 19S Thus, at Dorchester, Mass., on Long Island, and in somt other places, the White Doyenn6 only succeeds well upon the quince. The stocks of dwarf pears should be wholly beneath the surface to elude the borer, which avoids the pear. Pruning Dwarf Pears. Dwarf pear trees are usually pruned into the •pyramidal and conical form, the latter only differing in its broader shape.' The an- nexed figure exhibits these forms dis- tinctly. The principle to be adopted in pruning has been already explained on page 90 ; the extent to which it must be carried, should be such as to keep the trees within ten or twelve feet in height, and from four to six feet in diameter at the base. A greater height increases the difficulty of pruning. The same reason forbids the adoption of a head with a clean stem below, as in common standards. The pyramidal mode of pruning may be applied to pear trees upon pear stocks, Half-standards, or trees with about two and a half feet of clear stems, the heads being usually roundish-oval, and pruned only by thinning, are a good form for market orchards. The clear stem facili- tates cultivation, and prevents splitting by deep snows. Dwarf trees may be planted at a distance of six to ten feet apart. They will always need careful at- tention to pruning, and to thorough and enriched cultivation of the ground. Horizontal training, for walls or espaliers, is very rarely practiced or needed in this country. It is occasionally em- ployed in limited gar- dens, to form bounda- Fi*-lSS- ries of walks, without occupying much lateral space, and where it is desired to I*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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