. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. TlIK o5 5. 1'lic' hianclics and twigs of Ircos an- in constant competition with each uthci-; wlicn tlif munljor of branches is reduced those that remain liecomo more vigorous. T\u' ohjects of in'unincr above enumerated can be best accomplished liy ni'-ans of the open head or ''vase-form" s^'stem of jtiMininir. and no other system should be used with the peach. The form and sliapi' of the tree is depeii(l<'nf upon tlir pruning of the first two or tliirc years. ]t is during this ])er
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. TlIK o5 5. 1'lic' hianclics and twigs of Ircos an- in constant competition with each uthci-; wlicn tlif munljor of branches is reduced those that remain liecomo more vigorous. T\u' ohjects of in'unincr above enumerated can be best accomplished liy ni'-ans of the open head or ''vase-form" s^'stem of jtiMininir. and no other system should be used with the peach. The form and sliapi' of the tree is depeii(l<'nf upon tlir pruning of the first two or tliirc years. ]t is during this ])eriod iliai the founda- tion or the franu'work of the tree is cstablislu' Fi'i. 22. Same tree as iu Fig. 21 after being pruned. PRUXIXG AT THE KND OF THE FIRST YEAR Heading the young tree has already been discussed. The i»runing operation at the end of the first year consists in the development of the primary scaflold limbs. AVhen the tree was headed back at plant- ing time, three to five stubs were left on the main stem. From eai-li of these stubs two or more main liranches. depending uixm the nund)er of buds h'ft on the stubs, have grown, .\fter .stdecting two of these main branches that are symmetrically and properly placed, head them back to K'ngths of from 12 to IG inches, and remove everything 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 North Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture. Raleigh : State Board of Agriculture
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