The Fertilization Of Apple Orchards Classic Reprint

Author : George T. Powell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332220618
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book How to Establish and Maintain an Apple Orchard (Classic Reprint) written by George T. Powell and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from How to Establish and Maintain an Apple Orchard The Apple is the great standard fruit and is in universal demand. It is no longer a luxury, but like bread, has become a necessity throughout the months in which it may now be readily obtained. It is not only beautiful in appearance and in its many food-forms luscious in taste, but it contributes much to the tone and health of the body. There is no other fruit at the present time that commands such widespread interest, and that is being so extensively planted. While the apple will grow throughout a large territory and in a wide diversity of soils and under differing climatic conditions, good and high-flavored fruit may be produced only in soils and at elevations that are well adapted to its requirements. In establishing an orchard that is to be productive (as it should be), for more than a century, the elevation should be in a range of from 400 feet to 2,000 feet above sea level. The land should be rolling or sloping in character, while the soil should be a strong deep loam of limestone formation. The elevation is important, for upon this is dependent the health and longevity of the trees. They thrive best in a pure atmosphere where there is always a good air circulation and good soil drainage. On high and sloping land, good natural water-drainage is assured. This is as essential to trees as is pure air. On elevated sites, furthermore, there is less danger from late spring frosts, for when the temperature runs low, cold air moves down to lower levels, just as water flows from springs, to brooks and streams below, which in turn run on to still lower levels. A difference of fifty feet greater elevation will often save blossoms from destruction by frosts. Good water-drainage is very important. The roots of trees must have good air about them in the soil the same as do their bodies above the ground. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.