Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of dwarf apple-tree on which other kinds are grafted or budded when it is desired to secure a tree of small stature.
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Examples
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The apple is dwarfed when it is worked on certain small and slow-growing types of apple trees, as the paradise and doucin stocks.
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Paradise dwarfs (apples) may be planted eight or ten feet each way, and doucin twice that distance.
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For home gardens the paradise will probably give more satisfaction than the doucin.
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This being the case, only the choice dessert fruits should be attempted on paradise and doucin roots.
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