. The American apple orchard; a sketch of the practice of apple growing in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. Apples. 78 THE AMERICAN APPLE ORCHARD division of opinion and practice as to whether trees should be formed with tall trunks or short ones. HIGH HEADS VERSUS LOW HEADS The argument has long been maintained as to whether fruit trees should be formed with high heads or with low heads. The same division of opinion exists with respect to the training of all kinds of fruit trees, but it is most often discussed in connection with apple orchards. It is one of the questio
. The American apple orchard; a sketch of the practice of apple growing in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. Apples. 78 THE AMERICAN APPLE ORCHARD division of opinion and practice as to whether trees should be formed with tall trunks or short ones. HIGH HEADS VERSUS LOW HEADS The argument has long been maintained as to whether fruit trees should be formed with high heads or with low heads. The same division of opinion exists with respect to the training of all kinds of fruit trees, but it is most often discussed in connection with apple orchards. It is one of the questions which will never be settled, be- cause men's ideas neces- sarily differ. In fact, what seems a low head to one man will seem high to another. Anyone who has fol- lowed this matter for a number of years will be struck by the fact that the general horticul- tural opinion has under- gone a great change in recent years. This change is marked and unquestion- able. It has been a change favorable to lower heads. Men who formerly advocated high heading now recommend something considerably lower. This fact is all the more striking and significant because the. A HIGH-HEADED TREE. 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 Waugh, F. A. (Frank Albert), 1869-1943. New York : Orange Judd company
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