The California fruits and how to grow them; a manual of methods which have yielded greatest success, with the lists of varieties best adapted to the different districts of the state . Good form secured by training. nu — FlfiT. 1. Oranq:e tree at plantingin orchird. Three feet hio^h PRUNING THE ORANGE 445 arrives depends upon locality. Experience seems to indicate that theyoung orange tree is in best condition to transplant just as the newgrowth is starting out, and preferably when it has not grown out morethan two inches. Great care must be taken that transplanted orange trees do not be-come d
The California fruits and how to grow them; a manual of methods which have yielded greatest success, with the lists of varieties best adapted to the different districts of the state . Good form secured by training. nu — FlfiT. 1. Oranq:e tree at plantingin orchird. Three feet hio^h PRUNING THE ORANGE 445 arrives depends upon locality. Experience seems to indicate that theyoung orange tree is in best condition to transplant just as the newgrowth is starting out, and preferably when it has not grown out morethan two inches. Great care must be taken that transplanted orange trees do not be-come dry after planting. The methods of irrigation are described inChapter XV. Good cultivation should also attend the orange from itsfirst planting onward. This subject is fully discussed in Chapter XIII. PRUNING THE ORANGE All the considerations urged in Chapter XII in favor of low-headedand strongly branched trees apply to the orange, though the habit of thetree in growth and bearing requires different pruning policies. Theorange tree is more disposed naturally to assume a good form thanmost other trees, and for this reason most experienced growers declaretheir belief in prunin
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