Lehi Sun | 1921-09-29 | Page 6 | Cherry and Plum Trees

Cherry and Plum Trees. Can you positively distinguish between be-tween a cherry tree nnd a plum tree . In Uio spring of the year before tho trees carry fruit? You muy think that you can, yet, so similar are soma cherry and plum trees that eventual, ly you will surely full unless you em ploy tho simple rule that trained horticulturists hor-ticulturists follow. That ono lnfull-Iblo lnfull-Iblo guide Is this: Tho leaves of the cherry, both In the bud nnd Just after emerging from tho bud, aro folded together to-gether llko tho pages In a book, while those of tho plum aro rolled up llko u magazine. And, by tho way, tho leaves of tho peach aro folded like tl'ioso of tho cherry, and tho leaves of tho apricot are rolled llko those of tho plum,