. The principles of fruit-growing, with applications to practice. Fruit-culture. Remaking Old Tops 237. the whole top off and leaving horns or stubs 1 to 3 feet long. This may work, but in most cases it is not worth the while. It takes too long, the results are too uncertain, and probably the old tree will not pay for the trouble. The remaking of a young or middle-aged tree by such operation when it has been broken by ice or overbearing or injured by winter or by fire is another matter, and may be in every way worth the effort. â ^*>. Fia 82 A good apple tree of the old fashioned kind, with
. The principles of fruit-growing, with applications to practice. Fruit-culture. Remaking Old Tops 237. the whole top off and leaving horns or stubs 1 to 3 feet long. This may work, but in most cases it is not worth the while. It takes too long, the results are too uncertain, and probably the old tree will not pay for the trouble. The remaking of a young or middle-aged tree by such operation when it has been broken by ice or overbearing or injured by winter or by fire is another matter, and may be in every way worth the effort. â ^*>. Fia 82 A good apple tree of the old fashioned kind, with a trunk 4 to 5 feet high 4 :^', Sr>?. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York : Macmillan
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