. The culture of fruit trees in pots. Fruit-culture; Plants, Potted. 60 FRUIT TREES IN POTS [CH. bottom; but this, in my opinion, is a grave error, and should never be practised. There is another small matter which calls for a little advice, and this apphes chiefly to the peach and the nectarine. These trees are generally worked on the plum stock, and in some cases the scion will grow more freely than the stock upon which it is budded. The result is the formation of a large collar at the junction—the stock becoming what is termed "; The best remedy for this e^'il is to mak
. The culture of fruit trees in pots. Fruit-culture; Plants, Potted. 60 FRUIT TREES IN POTS [CH. bottom; but this, in my opinion, is a grave error, and should never be practised. There is another small matter which calls for a little advice, and this apphes chiefly to the peach and the nectarine. These trees are generally worked on the plum stock, and in some cases the scion will grow more freely than the stock upon which it is budded. The result is the formation of a large collar at the junction—the stock becoming what is termed "; The best remedy for this e^'il is to make three in- cisions with a sharp knife, taking care to cut right through the collar. The incisions should be of equal length both above and below the junction. They should be made one on each side, and the other in the centre, of the back of the junction, but not in the front (see illustration). Nos. 1, 2, 3 represent the places where the in- cisions are to be made. The extent of the incisions should be about 2 ins. above and below junction, and I in. in depth. This will cause the bark to expand, and greatly assist in making fresh 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 Brace, Josh. London, J. Murray
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