Title: APPLE GROWING IN EASTERN CANADA
Identifier: applegrowinginea00cana (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: Canada. Dept. of Agriculture; Canada. Agriculture Canada
Subjects: Apples; Pomme; Pomme
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Contributing Library: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Digitizing Sponsor: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada

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Figure 13. Spraying with a large blower sprayer. weak, collar rot, damage by rodents, winter injury, or other root and crown problems may be suspected. Because insects often cause economic damage, you must be regu- larly on the lookout for them at critical times and apply control measures whenever outbreak numbers become imminent. The objective should be to use chemical sprays only when necessary to get control and no more. Rate or dosage, timing, selection of material, and method of application are all part of the bag-of-tricks that enable the fruit grower to work with nature in producing 95% or better undamaged fruit. For the latest information, consult spray calendars each year and heed spray warnings issued by local specialists. TREES FOR THE HOME GARDEN 44 Very dwarf trees on M 27 and dwarf trees on M 9 or the slightly larger M 26 rootstocks, although they require special attention to give them proper support, are ideal for the gardener who has fertile soil. Bush-type trees can be grown that are less than a quarter the size of standard trees and rarely over 8 ft high (2 m) when they mature. If desired, they can be planted close together and carefully pruned to keep them smaller still. As cordons, they have been planted 21/2 x 6 ft (0.75 x 2 m) apart and as dwarf pyramids at 3 x 7 ft (1 x 2 m). They should be headed low, perhaps 12 in. (30 cm). Where deep snows occur some precautions may be necessary to keep branches under crusts and melting snow from breaking. Pruning depends on the type of tree required. Dwarf type trees stand heavy pruning into special shapes much better than standard trees. Dwarf trees need special cultivation, or a mulch such as lawn

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