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Custom 3
These are smaller sized one year old trees.
Far from being the “runts of the litter” of our
regular production, these trees are grown
apart from the rest of the crop, using special
techniques to produce high
quality little trees at a lower
cost.
These are excellent small liners
for hot climates where larger
trees are more subject to transplant
shock. They are excellent 5'
promotional items for garden
centers, allowing advertising
of name brand cultivars at low
prices. And they are of ideal
size for mail order distribution.
Most cultivars are unbranched
or lightly branched and sold
as a whip grade. Plums are
branched and listed as such.
Custom 3
5 ft., branched
Custom 5 ®
The perfect tree for the retail
garden center! This is a small
branched tree which is
produced by using a variety of
special cultural techniques. The
tree is designed to fit neatly in
a #5 container. The tree size and
branch structure are exactly proportioned
to this pot size.
All shade tree varieties are
produced with a straight leader so
that the tree will continue to grow
upright, and lower limbs may be
removed. Most flowering trees are
topped to produce a gracefully
spreading canopy.
Custom 5 ®
*These trees
are shipped
bare root.
As there is little standardization among container manufacturers,
we recommend a pot with a top diameter of 13 inches
and an 11 inch depth. This is a little wider than many
producers’ #5 container.
6'
Custom Liner ®
These trees are produced especially for
growers who are concerned about the quick
establishment and survival of their trees.
Custom Liner ® trees are root pruned, a practice
which results in a denser, more
fibrous root system and less transplant
shock. The branches are considerably
shorter than our standard
grade. This means they will need
very little pruning before planting
10'
out. Thus the terminal buds can
be left intact on the leader and
branches, and straighter regrowth
may result.
We train Custom Liner ® trees to
develop a good branch structure
in the 5 to 7 foot area of the trunk.
This is the area that is most important
to growers in establishing the
base of the tree’s canopy structure.
Custom Liner ®
1 - 1 1 /4",
8 - 10 ft.
Customized Canopy ®
This is a special grade designation, exclusive to
Schmidt’s. This is a tree developed to fill the gap
between mass produced shade
tree liners and individually cared
for specimen trees. It is a large
caliper (1 1 /2 - 2 1 /2") bare root tree
with an especially well branched
head. It has been grown on wide
spacing and carefully pruned
for three growing seasons. All
Customized Canopy ® trees have
straight single leaders to well above
10 feet. They have symmetrical
primary branching and considerable
well spaced secondary
branching filling out the head
with no gaps. It is excellent for
landscape use, containerization,
and lining out by growers who
desire a more rapid turnover.
14'
Customized
Canopy ®
1 3 /4 - 2"
12 -15 ft.
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