. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 98 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PRUNING. smooth stem. If the cut is made too near the bud, as in Fig. 132, the drying surface abstracts moisture and enfeebles the bud, which either fails to grow, or grows feebly. Trees that are soft and porous, as the peach and grape, should have more wood left above the bud, to prevent drying; and in pruning down to all inserted buds, it is generally safest to leave an inch or two until the young shoot has fairly comme
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 98 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PRUNING. smooth stem. If the cut is made too near the bud, as in Fig. 132, the drying surface abstracts moisture and enfeebles the bud, which either fails to grow, or grows feebly. Trees that are soft and porous, as the peach and grape, should have more wood left above the bud, to prevent drying; and in pruning down to all inserted buds, it is generally safest to leave an inch or two until the young shoot has fairly commenced grow- ing, when the. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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