. Rational fruit culture. Fruit-culture. 78 RATIONAL FRUIT CULTURE CHAPTER XII. "\liT TREES ON WALLS. THE fruit trees generally grown against walls are Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, and Figs (on a south or south- west aspect), Morello Cherries (on a north aspect), and some of the choicer varieties of Apples, Pears, and Plums. The Fan-shaped form, the branches radiating from the stem,. Fig. 28.—"Forerights"—ihooti which grow right away from the wall, and aa th«y cannot be trained In, must be cut olT. is generally preferred, but those that fruit on spurs are often trained as espa
. Rational fruit culture. Fruit-culture. 78 RATIONAL FRUIT CULTURE CHAPTER XII. "\liT TREES ON WALLS. THE fruit trees generally grown against walls are Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, and Figs (on a south or south- west aspect), Morello Cherries (on a north aspect), and some of the choicer varieties of Apples, Pears, and Plums. The Fan-shaped form, the branches radiating from the stem,. Fig. 28.—"Forerights"—ihooti which grow right away from the wall, and aa th«y cannot be trained In, must be cut olT. is generally preferred, but those that fruit on spurs are often trained as espaliers, tier upon tier of branches, until the whole space is covered. There is one obvious difference in tho manner of f^rowth be- tween trees in the open and those against a wall. While the former cau, and should extend in every direction, the iatter are, or should be, confined to a single plinie, ]>:uallel. 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 Davidson, Hugh Coleman. London, "Garden life" press
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