. The American fruit culturist. is,they should be kept pinched back to this height, for the restof the season. Each one will probably set two or three 412 THE GRAPE. bunches of fruit, and if the canes are strong enough, thesemay be allowed to remain and ripen, and will present inautumn the appearance shown in Fig. 558, or as in Fig. 559after the leaves have fallen. If the vine is intended to be laid down and slightly coveredfor winter, the pruning may be done at any time after the fall of the leaf. Or if it is desired touse the wood that is cut away forpropagating new vines, the prun-ing shoul
. The American fruit culturist. is,they should be kept pinched back to this height, for the restof the season. Each one will probably set two or three 412 THE GRAPE. bunches of fruit, and if the canes are strong enough, thesemay be allowed to remain and ripen, and will present inautumn the appearance shown in Fig. 558, or as in Fig. 559after the leaves have fallen. If the vine is intended to be laid down and slightly coveredfor winter, the pruning may be done at any time after the fall of the leaf. Or if it is desired touse the wood that is cut away forpropagating new vines, the prun-ing should be done before theshoots are severely frozen. As allpruning in autumn increases theliability to injury by the cold ofwinter, one or two extra budsshould be left on the stump, to be cut down the followingspring. If the pruning is not done in autumn, it may beperformed at any subsequent period before spring.* Mode of Pruning.—When the young arms are first attachedto the trellis, each bud, which is intended to form its upright. Fig. 559-
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