. Principles of plant culture; an elementary treatise designed as a text-book for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture; Botany. Pruning. 261 111 piuiiing to form an open head (Fig. 162), it is wiser, as a rule, to thin out the smaller branches at some distance from the trunk than to remove large branches at their union with the trunk. The clearer the atmosphere in a given locality, the less thinning of the top is required to produce the inaximum number of fruit buds (243).. Fig. 161. Unpruned apple tree, with head too dense to admit li^ht. 426. Pruning for Strength, a—of the
. Principles of plant culture; an elementary treatise designed as a text-book for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture; Botany. Pruning. 261 111 piuiiing to form an open head (Fig. 162), it is wiser, as a rule, to thin out the smaller branches at some distance from the trunk than to remove large branches at their union with the trunk. The clearer the atmosphere in a given locality, the less thinning of the top is required to produce the inaximum number of fruit buds (243).. Fig. 161. Unpruned apple tree, with head too dense to admit li^ht. 426. Pruning for Strength, a—of the Trunk. Trees and plants grown in closely-planted nursery rows often have trunks insufficiently developed to support the head, when planted themselves. To remedy this de- feet, we promote the formation of new vascular bun-. 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 Goff, E. S. (Emmett Stull), 1852-1902. Madison, Wis. University Co-operative Co.
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