. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. PRUNING 47 done when the trees are dormant. The best time is in the spring before the buds start. Pruning should not, as a rule, be done in winter time. When a wound is made in winter the delicate cambium bark layer is exposed to rough winds and low temperatures and is killed back for some distance between the bark ami the wood. Kvery day of zero weather increases the trouble, and, in spring when growth starts, in- stead of the cambium starting at the
. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. PRUNING 47 done when the trees are dormant. The best time is in the spring before the buds start. Pruning should not, as a rule, be done in winter time. When a wound is made in winter the delicate cambium bark layer is exposed to rough winds and low temperatures and is killed back for some distance between the bark ami the wood. Kvery day of zero weather increases the trouble, and, in spring when growth starts, in- stead of the cambium starting at the cut to heal over the wound, it has to start consid- erably below. Frost- bitten wounds are slow to heal. Thousands of fruit-growers inva- riably prune their trees ill early spring, —not from any well- considered convic- tions as to the effect on the trees, but merely because it is the slack season of the year and therefore most con- venient for pruning operations. These good folks should ask themselves this question: '"Do I most need and want wood growth in my orchard, or fruit growth? " If the orchard has been recently set, or if it is old and run-down, wood growth may be more desirable. THREE-YEAR-OLD PEACH TREE, AFTER BEING PRUNED. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : Wilmer Atkinson Co.
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