. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. STARTING AN ORCHARD I PLANNING 17 self-sterility is the inability of the pollen of a variety to fertilize the pistils of that variety. An indication of self-sterility is the continued dropping of young fruit from isolated trees or solid blocks of one variety ; also, fruit from a self-sterile tree is apt to be imper- fectly formed. Self-sterility is not a constant character with any variety. Poorly-nourished trees are more likely to be sterile with their own
. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. STARTING AN ORCHARD I PLANNING 17 self-sterility is the inability of the pollen of a variety to fertilize the pistils of that variety. An indication of self-sterility is the continued dropping of young fruit from isolated trees or solid blocks of one variety ; also, fruit from a self-sterile tree is apt to be imper- fectly formed. Self-sterility is not a constant character with any variety. Poorly-nourished trees are more likely to be sterile with their own pollen than well-fed trees are. The loss of fruit from self-sterility may be pre- vented by planting other varieties among the self-sterile trees, or by grafting other varieties into occasional trees. For names of varieties which are often self- sterile, consult each special fruit chapter in this book. rGetting the ground ready for the tree-setting is another important part of "starting an ; If possible, plow it in the fall. At least, it should be plowed previous to planting. Harrow it until the field is fine and level. If the ground was in sod last year, better grow pota- toes and subdue the grass previous to setting trees. Preliminary fertilizing may or may not be necessary or desirable. If the land is fairly fertile, I should pre- fer, ordinarily, to apply manure or fertilizer after the trees are planted, rather than before—'tis more econom- ical. (See Chapter VI for further fertilizing facts.) It is a good idea to make a plan of the orchard, drawn to scale, and mark thereon just where each tree is to go. This is a great help when figuring out how many trees to buy, or when setting the trees, or in after years when somebody asks : "What's the name of this tree?". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not per
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