. Nature study and life. Nature study. 178 NATURE STUDY AND LIFE then, we must prune our ambitious little tree back to a " whip," removing all the side branches and cutting off the top to within two or three feet of the ground (Fig, J},):^ As the buds start again we will allow only three or four to grow, being careful that they do not form crotches which may split the tree later on. There will be demurrings, but you have learned what a bud can do, and one strong branch is better than t en weak ones in this stage of the tree's growth. By allowing ' This matter of prun- ing baclc, espe
. Nature study and life. Nature study. 178 NATURE STUDY AND LIFE then, we must prune our ambitious little tree back to a " whip," removing all the side branches and cutting off the top to within two or three feet of the ground (Fig, J},):^ As the buds start again we will allow only three or four to grow, being careful that they do not form crotches which may split the tree later on. There will be demurrings, but you have learned what a bud can do, and one strong branch is better than t en weak ones in this stage of the tree's growth. By allowing ' This matter of prun- ing baclc, especially at time of transplanting, is one of great practical importance. Numbers of young trees die yearly, or make little or no growth the first year after trans- planting, solely because this has been neglected. Nurserymen are obliged •to deliver unpruned stock because their customers do not know the value of proper pruning. Later on, for lack of it, trees and vines overbear and break down or become worthless by overgrowth of weak Fig. 75. Rearing a Peach Tree Autumn of fourth year from seed. (Photograph by the author). 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 Hodge, Clifton Fremont, 1859-. Boston and London, Ginn & Co.
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