. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. 594 farmer's hand-book. several successive stages, the tree is brought to its regular shape, and fhe same tiee, with the branches of the current year, tied down in the quenou- illc manner, is represented in Fig. 346. From the experience of French gardeners, it would appear that trees trained in the conical manner and en quenouille do not last longer than ten or twelve years. Copper wire is used for tying down the branches, and the lower ends of the wires are attached to the stouter branches, to the main
. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. 594 farmer's hand-book. several successive stages, the tree is brought to its regular shape, and fhe same tiee, with the branches of the current year, tied down in the quenou- illc manner, is represented in Fig. 346. From the experience of French gardeners, it would appear that trees trained in the conical manner and en quenouille do not last longer than ten or twelve years. Copper wire is used for tying down the branches, and the lower ends of the wires are attached to the stouter branches, to the main stem, to hooked pegs stuck in the ground, or to a wooden frame fixed a few inches above its surface. Fan Training.—The maiden plant is to be headed down to four eyes, placed in such a manner as to throw out two shoots on each side, as shown m the following figure. The following season, the two uppermost shoots. ^ are to be headed down to three eyes, placed in such a manner as to throw out one leading shoot, and one shoot on each side ; the two lowermost shoots are to be headed down to two eyes, so as to throw out one leading shoot, and one shoot on the uppermost side. We have now five leading shoots on each side, well placed, to form our future tree. Each of these shoots must be placed in the exact position in which it is to remain ; and as it is these shoots which are to form the leading character of the future tree, none of them are to be shortened. The tree should by no means be suflfered to bear any fruit this year. Each shoot must now be suffered to produce, besides the leading shoot at the extremity, two other shoots on the uppermost side, one near to the bottom, and one about midway up the stem ; there must also be one shoot on the undermost side, placed about midway between the other two. All the other shoots must be pinched off in their infant state. From the third year it may be allowed to bear what crop of fruit the gar- dener thinks it able to carry; in determi
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