. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1796 THINNING FRUIT Very often the mistake is long. Tlie labor spent in wasted so far as improvini.' cerned. Although the yii fruit generally averages unthinned fruit. No definite rule can be given as to the amount of fruit to be left in thinning. This should b
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1796 THINNING FRUIT Very often the mistake is long. Tlie labor spent in wasted so far as improvini.' cerned. Although the yii fruit generally averages unthinned fruit. No definite rule can be given as to the amount of fruit to be left in thinning. This should be determined according to the environment, vigor and productive iabits of the plant. Generally speaking, fruits should lade of deferring it too h,t,- thinning is usually \,.- fruit is con- - ilins I, ssened, the ripe little if :iny larger than. results of thinning Japanese plums. Lower branch not thmned. be thinned so that those which are left are separated from each other by a distance of at least three times the diameter of the largest fruits at maturity. Under irrigation, or where a constant plentiful supply of soil moisture can be depended on, the number of fruits which the plant may be allowed to bear is much greater than, in some cases even twice as great as, the same plant could bring to large size if it were located on drier soil. Fig. 2497 shows the stage of development of peaches for early thinning and indicates the per- centage removed and distance apart of those which are left. Immature plants should not be allowed to bear a full crop. It is generally best that the plant carry but few fruits for the first crop. Afterwards it may be burdened more heavily, till finally, when a vigorous' mature plant is developed it may safely bear a full crop. In con- sequence of overbearing, immature plants are often so weakened that they are easily winter-killed; or they may be left in an unthrifty condition from which they do not recover in several years if at all. In th
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