. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. HORTICULTURAL SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS. 5*19 more numerous, it would be deficient in succulence and flavor, as is found to be the case in old neglected orchard-trees. The application of pruning to fruit-trees differs so much, according to the species of tree, that the sub- ject can only be properly treated by taking each class separately. Thus kernel-fruits, which are produced on wood of two or more years' growth, require to be pruned in a different manner from such fruits as the peach, which is produced from the shoots of the current year. The p
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. HORTICULTURAL SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS. 5*19 more numerous, it would be deficient in succulence and flavor, as is found to be the case in old neglected orchard-trees. The application of pruning to fruit-trees differs so much, according to the species of tree, that the sub- ject can only be properly treated by taking each class separately. Thus kernel-fruits, which are produced on wood of two or more years' growth, require to be pruned in a different manner from such fruits as the peach, which is produced from the shoots of the current year. The production of blossoms, or the enlargement of fruits and the acceleration of their maturity by ringing, is a species of pruning peculiarly applicable to fruit-trees. In pruning high branches, an instrument called an avarrancator—pole pruning shears — is found to be very convenient. See Fig. 339. Fig. Pruning Herbaceous Plants. — To herbaceous plants pruning is appli- cable, not only when they are being transplanted, when both roots and top are frequently cut in, but also to fruit-bearing kinds, such as the melon tribe, the tomato, &c. It is even useful to the cabbage tribe, when it ia wished that, after the head is cut off, the stem should throw out sprouts, which is found to be accelerated by splitting it down an inch or two. The topping of beans, and the picking off of potato-blossoms, are operations belonging to pruning, as are the cutting off of withered flowers for the sake of neatness, &c. DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRUNING. These may be included under close pruning, shortening-in, fore-shorten- ing, spurring-in, heading-in, lopping, snag-lopping, lopping-in, stopping, pinching-out, disbarking, disbudding, disleafing, slitting, bruising or tear- ing, root-pruning, girdling, and felling. Close Pruning. — This consists in cutting off shoots close to the branch or stem from whence they spring, leaving as small a section as possible, in order that it may be speed
Size: 2380px × 1050px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpubl, booksubjectagriculture
