. The principles of fruit-growing, with applications to practice. Fruit-culture. Fig. 80. Ten-year-old neglected apple tree. Connecticut. Fig. 87 a sweet cherry (in bloom) but with more main branches than necessary. Fig. 88 is a successful orchard in Wyoming. Fig. 89 shows a Duchess apple orchard in bearing at Ottawa, Ontario. What to remove. The pruner should remove superfluous and unnecessary parts,ââ water - sprouts, weak straggly hmbs, diseased and badly injured limbs, at least one of the limbs when two cross aiid rub, hanging limbs that are much in the way, one of badly forking limbs, and
. The principles of fruit-growing, with applications to practice. Fruit-culture. Fig. 80. Ten-year-old neglected apple tree. Connecticut. Fig. 87 a sweet cherry (in bloom) but with more main branches than necessary. Fig. 88 is a successful orchard in Wyoming. Fig. 89 shows a Duchess apple orchard in bearing at Ottawa, Ontario. What to remove. The pruner should remove superfluous and unnecessary parts,ââ water - sprouts, weak straggly hmbs, diseased and badly injured limbs, at least one of the limbs when two cross aiid rub, hanging limbs that are much in the way, one of badly forking limbs, and some of the limbs in parts that are much crowded. Unless it is desired to thin the fruit, the fruit-spurs should be protected; and also the small healthy stocky shoots along many of the larger branches, for care should be exercised not to produce long and pole-like parts. Renewing old trees by pruning:' 'dehorning.'' Pruning is one of the legitimate means of renewing neglected orchards; but aside from this, it is often advised that very old and weak trees be rejuvenated by cutting. Fig. 81. The same tree thinned and pruned to an open 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York : Macmillan
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