. The California fruits and how to grow them;. Fruit-culture. EFFECTS OF SEASONAL PRUNING 117 taken at the third winter pruning to leave the small laterals low down on the main branches, for on them, clustered close in the head of the tree, most of the first crop will be found. Though some trees, as stated, do bear earlier than the third summer, the fruit is not usually considered of commercial account until the third summer. An engraving is given of a peach tree just after its second winter pruning. It is a very good representative of the common vase-form of a tree as grown in California. It
. The California fruits and how to grow them;. Fruit-culture. EFFECTS OF SEASONAL PRUNING 117 taken at the third winter pruning to leave the small laterals low down on the main branches, for on them, clustered close in the head of the tree, most of the first crop will be found. Though some trees, as stated, do bear earlier than the third summer, the fruit is not usually considered of commercial account until the third summer. An engraving is given of a peach tree just after its second winter pruning. It is a very good representative of the common vase-form of a tree as grown in California. It has four main branches, each issuing from a different point on the stem, each permitted to carry two main branches, which are not arranged around the circumfer- ence, but some of them tending toward the center. At the third pruning more shoots have been left than are required by the rule, for, starting with four main branches, there are usually sixteen left at the third pruning. PRUNING BEARING TREES Three winter primings of deciduous trees usually establish their permanent form, and subsequent pruning is chiefly directed toward the retention of that form; for strength of branch and stem; for renewal of bearing wood; for regulation of amount of bearing wood; for relative light and shade, and for convenience in cultivation and other orchard work. Naturally, these ends are sought according to. Yearling peach. Cut back at planting. First summer's growth in the orchard. These sketches, and those on following pages represent the progress of the peach tree from a branched yearling to bearing form entering the third 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 Wickson, Edward James, 1848- [from old catalog]. San Francisco, Cal. , Pacific rural press
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