. The California fruits and how to grow them. ances, show theoutline of a leader from the bottom to the top, but there is asuccession of branchings, turned this way or that by the skillfulpruner, occupying available air space, distributing the weight so it comes more nearly overthe center of gravity and atthe same time knitting thefibers of the branch so thatthe weight of the fruit iswell sustained. This styleis shown in the accompany-ing engraving. Third—It would not bepossible, with some kinds offruits at least, for long sideleaders to carry the weightof fruit which comes uponCalifornia tree
. The California fruits and how to grow them. ances, show theoutline of a leader from the bottom to the top, but there is asuccession of branchings, turned this way or that by the skillfulpruner, occupying available air space, distributing the weight so it comes more nearly overthe center of gravity and atthe same time knitting thefibers of the branch so thatthe weight of the fruit iswell sustained. This styleis shown in the accompany-ing engraving. Third—It would not bepossible, with some kinds offruits at least, for long sideleaders to carry the weightof fruit which comes uponCalifornia trees, withoutprops or lashings fromleader to leader across thecenter—which, in fact, somegrowers who have trainedtheir trees in that way haveto adopt. The alternate isto grow these leaders so longthat they can bend over in a curve and rest their outer ends onthe ground—and this too is advocated as a good system byat least one grower in this State, but it would be fatal in somedistricts, as both tree and fruit would be destroyed California Vase Form: Tree. 154 Advantages of California Style. Fo7irth—The general plan is, however, as stated, arranging-the shoots to occupy the space and to distribute the weight;or,as one has expressed it, growing three or four trees from oneroot. This idea is, however, not allowed to go so far as towholly close the interior of the tree, but to retain such degreeof open interior as is found desirable. When the tree is ladenwith fruit the weight naturally expands the top quite enough toadmit the sunlight without exposing either the fruit or thebranches to danger of burning. Thus it appears that instead ofthe true vase or wine glass, with hollow interior and thin walls,we have the general exterior outline of this model, but give agood part of the central area of the figure to bearing shoots, andthus secure a large bearing surface with well-strengthened sup-ports. It is not difficult to find four-year-old peach trees
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