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Dwarfed Apples and Pears

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With rising costs of production there has been greater interest by fruit growers in recent years in smaller trees. Although dwarf fruit trees have been grown in Europe for centuries, until relatively recently they have evoked little attention in North America.

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  1. Horticultural Science Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Benjamin J. E. Teskey (Professor)

  2. Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    James S. Shoemaker (Horticulturist Emeritus)

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Teskey, B.J.E., Shoemaker, J.S. (1978). Dwarfed Apples and Pears. In: Tree Fruit Production. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6867-0_3

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