The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement . Culture of the Peach in the open Air, 69. Pig. 21. A full-grown Peach Tree, trained in Mr. Erringtons manner. ever. The subject of training might fill a volume to littlepurpose: enough has been said to explain the principle which Ihave preferred in practice, and am solicitous to see generallyadopted. To those who have acted upon these principles, the processof pruning will be rendered a less difficult matter than undermore untoward circumstances, especially at winter pruning, whenit is indispensable to cut away enormous qua
The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement . Culture of the Peach in the open Air, 69. Pig. 21. A full-grown Peach Tree, trained in Mr. Erringtons manner. ever. The subject of training might fill a volume to littlepurpose: enough has been said to explain the principle which Ihave preferred in practice, and am solicitous to see generallyadopted. To those who have acted upon these principles, the processof pruning will be rendered a less difficult matter than undermore untoward circumstances, especially at winter pruning, whenit is indispensable to cut away enormous quantities of youngwood. This will be in a great measure obviated, particularlywhen a system of summer pruning is practised. Wherever thepeach is cultivated upon scientific principles, an annual dis-budding will always take place when the young shoots are about2 in. long, which will generally be about the end of May. Selectthe shoots always for next years bearing as near as possible tothe bottom of the present bearing wood, and rub all the othersoff unless there is any scarcity of young wood, when it may bereq
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