Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Better Fruit, Vol. 14: July, 1919 June, 1920
In general apricot trees are hardy, making a heavy growth and bearing early. The third season after planting a crop of commercial importance is frequently harvested. Thus, there is not the uneasiness experienced in the case of this fruit as with many other fruits during a number of years while the young trees are making their growth and before any fruit is borne to help pay expenses. One characteristic of the tree which localizes its planting to a certain extent is the early blooming habit. This fruit comes into bloom shortly after the almond, which is the earliest bloomer of all our common fruits. It is there fore necessary to select localities that are free from spring frosts, in order that the blossoms may not be injured by same. 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.