. A complete work on the pruning of fruit trees .. Fruit-culture; Pruning. Fig. A young Orange tii'e from nursery. Pig. 136. ShoAving how the tree should be pruned when planted. The young tree will throw a mass of growth down the main stem, as well as at the top, and this growth sliould be either nipped back or rubbed off, leaving only those shoots required to form the future main arms of the tree. Choose three or, at the most fovu', well-placed shoots for this purpose, starting at different places on the main stem, the lowest of which should be 18 inches from the ground. The small gro
. A complete work on the pruning of fruit trees .. Fruit-culture; Pruning. Fig. A young Orange tii'e from nursery. Pig. 136. ShoAving how the tree should be pruned when planted. The young tree will throw a mass of growth down the main stem, as well as at the top, and this growth sliould be either nipped back or rubbed off, leaving only those shoots required to form the future main arms of the tree. Choose three or, at the most fovu', well-placed shoots for this purpose, starting at different places on the main stem, the lowest of which should be 18 inches from the ground. The small growth up the main stem, if this is not protected, should not be rubbed off, but nip23ed back, because the leaves â will afford protection to the unprotected main stem. The same attention to permitting the free entry of air and light must be observed with the citrus family as with the deciduous trees if they are to be kept healthy, prodxictive, and free from 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 Moody, James F. Perth, Fred. Wm. Simpson, Government printer
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