Archive image from page 18 of Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable. Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable fruit and ornamental trees : roses and palms, vines and shrubs adapted to prevailing conditions of soil and climate on the West Coast together with planting and cultural notes . descriptiveillus1925fanc Year: 1925 ELBERTA PEACHES A prime favorite for shipping and drying Soils and pruning. The peach tree is partial to a deep, light, well-drained sandy loam. The general cultural directions for the handling of other fruit trees also apply to the peach. There is one unalterab
Archive image from page 18 of Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable. Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable fruit and ornamental trees : roses and palms, vines and shrubs adapted to prevailing conditions of soil and climate on the West Coast together with planting and cultural notes . descriptiveillus1925fanc Year: 1925 ELBERTA PEACHES A prime favorite for shipping and drying Soils and pruning. The peach tree is partial to a deep, light, well-drained sandy loam. The general cultural directions for the handling of other fruit trees also apply to the peach. There is one unalterable rule in the development of an orchard, however, that must be observed, viz., the trees must be pruned. They should be headed to 20 inches when set and must be severely pruned the first year, cutting off at least one-half to two-thirds of the season's growth. Not more than four branches should be allowed to form the head of the tree, and these should be so selected as to make a symmetrical head. In the second and third years the framework branches should be cut back about one-third and the laterals distributed along their entire length, shortened in at intervals of 6 to 8 inches apart, but not cut off. Thinning out the fruit. With increased production in canning and drying peaches the demand for quality is becom- ing more pronounced. The trade demands less pit and more pulp; less small fruit and more large. Thinning should be done just before the pit hardens. Thin out from 6 to 8 inches apart. Thinning out not only betters size and quality, but augments average crops one year 'with another. Admiral Dewey. Season, middle June; quality early market and des- sert. Fruit roundish in shape but somewhat irregular, with medium sized pit; skin orange yellow blushed with dark red, tender and adhering; flesh yellow, veering to red toward the pit, juicy, melting, sweet and of a pleasant flavor. Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading and productive. Alexander. Widely grown as one of the
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