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4A---CLINTON NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, . 1974
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Plant Fruit Trees;.
Lower Food Budget
Your own apples, pears, peaches,
cherries, citrus, plums, fruits of
any kinds—all in beautiful, bounti-
ful, healthful harvest from your own
trees: this is the miracle that can
`keep happening for you yeatiafter
year because trees you can plant
now are perpetual food producers,
permanent inflation fighters.
Since this is the time to add fruit
trees to your landscape plan, auth-
orities from the American Associa-
tion of Nurserymen offer a few
planting tips. The garden center
or mail-order nurseryman who
provides your trees will have, valu-
able specific instructions, but these
general suggestions will be helpful.
The first consideration, the nur-
sery people point out, is the location
of the new tree. It should be close to
the home, for convenience and land-
scape beauty, but far enough re-
moved from building structures
to make sure limbs and roots will
not interfere. Placement should be
where soil drains well and where
there is sufficient sun.
Once the appropriate location
is determined, a hole should be dug
large enough to accommodate the
bare roots in their natural shape.
In the case of balled and burlapped
trees, the hole should be about twice
the size of the ball,
Place the tree straight up in the
center of the hole, making sure the
soil fits snugly around the roots to
avoid air spaces. Shake the tree
gently up and down while baekfill-
ing the hole to help pack the soil ,
firmly around the roots. The base,
of the tree should set about the
same depth Or slightly lower than it'
Growing Lawns
In Shade
Even those grasses recognized
as good shade varieties find the
going difficult if shade is heavy.
The grass can be helped by raising
the mowing height. Regular fertili-
zation, deep watering, and avoid-
ance of excessive wear also aid.
Fungicides should be applied if
disease threateris disease often
makes greater inroads where shade
keeps plants at less than full
strength.
A number of the new bluegrasSes
are good in the shade and fine fes-
cues have always been well regarded
under trees,
did in the nursery.
After planting is completed,
water lightly (but don't soak).
Future watering should be sufficient
to moisten the root system during
hot months. Avoid over-watering,
because this can restrict the needed
air supply for the tree.
Protect the trunk of the new tree
from sun or wind damage. Strips of
burlap, cloth, tree paper or foil
wrapped in a spiral from the base •
to the lower limbs accomplish this.
Loosen the wrapping as the tree
grows.
While your fruit trees afe feeding
your family and friends and allow-
ing savings, they help make your
corner of the world a better, prettier
place to be.4f you have not been en-
joying these very special benefits,
the best of all times to begin is now.