. Descriptive catalogue of flowering, ornamental trees, shrubs, bulbs, herbs, climbers, fruit trees, &c., &c., &c. / for sale by the Yokohama Nursery Co., Nursery Catalogue. 74 CATALOGUE OF THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co., L'li). (1909). Pruning:—To maintain dwarfness in the trees, pinch back the young growth, this we usually do from April to the middle of June and always with the finger and thumb, a practice followed by the late Mr. Thomas Rivers of Sawbridgevvorth, England, when preparing his dwarfed fruit trees fruiting in pots. In Thuja obtusa we pinch out the points of the
. Descriptive catalogue of flowering, ornamental trees, shrubs, bulbs, herbs, climbers, fruit trees, &c., &c., &c. / for sale by the Yokohama Nursery Co., Nursery Catalogue. 74 CATALOGUE OF THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co., L'li). (1909). Pruning:—To maintain dwarfness in the trees, pinch back the young growth, this we usually do from April to the middle of June and always with the finger and thumb, a practice followed by the late Mr. Thomas Rivers of Sawbridgevvorth, England, when preparing his dwarfed fruit trees fruiting in pots. In Thuja obtusa we pinch out the points of the young growth all over the plant to maintain to the form, this practice we also apply to Cryptomeria and all other conifers except pinus. Pinus pinch out the points of the irregular growth simply to maintain the shape of the plant. Pomegranate, Lagerstrcemia Indica, Flowering Peach, Flowering Cherry, etc. we pinch back tJie noii-flozvering shoots either before or after blooming. Wistaria in July and August we pinch back all the young growth leaving only 4 or 5 leaves on each shoot. Maple any other deciduous trees are pinched back at the same time as Thuja obtusa leaving 2 to 4 leaves as may be necessary to maintain the desired shape of the plants. Should a second growth be made the same rule is followed of pinching out the LARCH DESIGNS IN DORMANT STATE. Larch design. "Stork" each $ "Turtle" .70 „ ,, ''Chickens" rooster and hen „ „ Junk, fully rigged" Any other shapes can be made to order. The work is done while the tree is dormant state in winter and when the mild spring weather sets in they will be beautifully covered with green leaves. Price in U. S. 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 Yokohama Ueki Kabushiki Kaisha.; Yokohama
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