. The principles of plant culture; a text for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Gardening; Botany. 256 PRINCIPLES OF PLANT CULTURE of a small branch, should it occur, is less serious than that of a large one. In forming the head of fruit trees three or four foundation branches may be used, but these should by proper pruning be made to develop other smaller ones relatively close to the main trunk. Forks in the trunk of fruit trees, dividing the wood into two nearly. Fig. 164. — Unpruned apple tree, with head too dense to admit light. equal parts are objectionable, since one or the othe
. The principles of plant culture; a text for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Gardening; Botany. 256 PRINCIPLES OF PLANT CULTURE of a small branch, should it occur, is less serious than that of a large one. In forming the head of fruit trees three or four foundation branches may be used, but these should by proper pruning be made to develop other smaller ones relatively close to the main trunk. Forks in the trunk of fruit trees, dividing the wood into two nearly. Fig. 164. — Unpruned apple tree, with head too dense to admit light. equal parts are objectionable, since one or the other part is very likely to split down under the weight of a heavy fruit crop. Main branches inclined to split down may sometimes be prevented from doing so by twisting two smaller branches together, to form a connection between them (Fig. 166). The branches thus twisted often grow to- gether, forming a tie of great strength. A main branch. 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 Goff, E. S. (Emmett Stull), 1852-1902; Moore, J. G. (James Garfield); Jones, L. R. (Lewis Ralph), 1864-1945. New York, Macmillan
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