. The cultivation of fruit trees and shrubs [microform]. Fruit trees; Fruit-culture; Arbres fruitiers; Arboriculture fruitière. no IIIK I'KAK TIM K. Notches sliould also l>f iiiade on weak ln-o-clus hut not too niaiiy of thuin (two or three (jii a tree, lu-vor more). Every thinj^ weak, twisted or withered should he removed as mucli as possihie. There should he no hesitation and there will he no after regrets at the severe pruning of the young trees during the first years after planting. In the summer worthless hranches are alloweil to remain, tlieii removal would interfere with the growth o
. The cultivation of fruit trees and shrubs [microform]. Fruit trees; Fruit-culture; Arbres fruitiers; Arboriculture fruitière. no IIIK I'KAK TIM K. Notches sliould also l>f iiiade on weak ln-o-clus hut not too niaiiy of thuin (two or three (jii a tree, lu-vor more). Every thinj^ weak, twisted or withered should he removed as mucli as possihie. There should he no hesitation and there will he no after regrets at the severe pruning of the young trees during the first years after planting. In the summer worthless hranches are alloweil to remain, tlieii removal would interfere with the growth of the vounir tree. lateral hranches should be cut very short iluriuf the next pruning, except the weakest which might suffer from breaking during the winter. Third and fourth pruning (fig. 67;.. Fig. ()-. By the short pruning of the preceding years, a vigorous growth has been secured with hranches terminating in strong wood : if during this pruning some of the hranches are seen to be weak and ending in fruit hranches, they should he pruned at a wood eye, straightened and set up more vertically and if necessary notchetl at the base. 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 Santerre, Alec, 1861-1911. [Québec? : s. n. ]
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