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The Apple-Tree

by L. H. Bailey

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1922
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An apple tree beside the house becomes a way of looking closely at both nature and home. L. H. Bailey opens with a tropical landscape full of unfamiliar plants and fruits, then recognizes how much he misses the orchards and farm trees of his earlier life. From that personal attachment, he turns to the tree itself: its branching limbs, changing bark, spring growth and place in the landscape.

The book combines reflective nature writing with practical discussion of cultivation. Its chapters cover buds, fruit development, pruning, tree health, dwarf trees, varieties and grafting. In the middle excerpt, Bailey considers the patient care that small garden trees require and traces the apple's long association with settlement and farming.

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L. H. Bailey

L. H. Bailey (1858-1954), in full Liberty Hyde Bailey, was an American horticulturist, botanist and writer who argued for rural reform. He co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science and in 1903 founded the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, serving as its first dean until 1913.

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First published
1922
Reading time
About 2 hours
Pages
81
Language
English
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