. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. 40 BIGGLE ORCHARD BOOK. nic\:t pkac'ii TRICK, IIKKORli PRUNING PRUNING PliACii TURKS.—It is customary to prime newly-set peach trees differently from most other trees. Whether the nursery tree is a branchless whip, or a well-branched tree, the entire top should be cut off at the point where a new head is wanted. If any branches remain below that point, those, also, are cut off,—not too closely, however ; 'tis usually better to leave stubs about an inc
. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. 40 BIGGLE ORCHARD BOOK. nic\:t pkac'ii TRICK, IIKKORli PRUNING PRUNING PliACii TURKS.—It is customary to prime newly-set peach trees differently from most other trees. Whether the nursery tree is a branchless whip, or a well-branched tree, the entire top should be cut off at the point where a new head is wanted. If any branches remain below that point, those, also, are cut off,—not too closely, however ; 'tis usually better to leave stubs about an inch in length, so as not to injure the remaining bud. Some peach growers cut off their trees at a uniform height of .about one and one-half feet; others pre- fer a height of two, or two and one-half, or even three feet. The decision depends somewhat on the size of the trees, and the grower's personal preference; but-there is no doubt that the lowest possible head, consistent r with future cultivation, is most desirable. Two feet, or two feet and a quarter, is perhaps a happy medium. The "Stringfellow Meth- ;—A very severe kind of root and top pruning, known as the Stringfellow method, is some- times advocated. The chief ad- vantage claimed is that the roots grow straighter downward than ...... . SAMK PEACH TRKK, after pruning. 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 Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : Wilmer Atkinson Co.
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