. [Fruit culture]. he bush form. Inthe tree form, the plants begin to fail after 6 or 8 years of bear-ing; in the bush form, they may remain vigorous for 25 yearsor more, although they are frequently discarded after 10 or12 years. Gooseberry bushes may be expected to reach matu-rity after 4 or 5 years, and it may be wise to plant a new goose-berry plantation on a different piece of ground every 6 or 8 yearsto take the place of the older plantation rather than to continueto carry an old plantation after it is 10 or 12 years old. There is a mistaken idea that the center of the gooseberrybush sho
. [Fruit culture]. he bush form. Inthe tree form, the plants begin to fail after 6 or 8 years of bear-ing; in the bush form, they may remain vigorous for 25 yearsor more, although they are frequently discarded after 10 or12 years. Gooseberry bushes may be expected to reach matu-rity after 4 or 5 years, and it may be wise to plant a new goose-berry plantation on a different piece of ground every 6 or 8 yearsto take the place of the older plantation rather than to continueto carry an old plantation after it is 10 or 12 years old. There is a mistaken idea that the center of the gooseberrybush should be pruned so as to keep it open. This is not neces-sary. In fact, it may be detrimental, as it exposes the fruitto too much sun. As a general rule, the new wood should bepruned back probably one-half of its growth each year afterthe bush is three or four seasons old, in order to encourage thedevelopment of the lower buds; otherwise the terminal buds willgrow too rapidly and much blind wood, that is wood with no. 67 Fig. 28 68 CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 19 buds, will be left; such pruning will also tend to keep the bushstocky and will prevent the formation of long, drooping branches,which bend over and place the fruit in contact with the of the old canes, 4 to 6 years old, should be taken out from
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