. The California fruits and how to grow them;. Fruit-culture. 114 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM. a few main branches well placed upon the trunk, gives a stronger tree than can be had by growing a considerable number of leaders, all starting from near the point where the tree was headed at plant- ing. Such leaders crowd each other at the point of emergence from the stem, and when laden with fruit, sway outward and break out at this point. A vastly stronger tree is secured by starting but four or five branches from the low trunk and letting them emerge from different sides of the stem, and
. The California fruits and how to grow them;. Fruit-culture. 114 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM. a few main branches well placed upon the trunk, gives a stronger tree than can be had by growing a considerable number of leaders, all starting from near the point where the tree was headed at plant- ing. Such leaders crowd each other at the point of emergence from the stem, and when laden with fruit, sway outward and break out at this point. A vastly stronger tree is secured by starting but four or five branches from the low trunk and letting them emerge from different sides of the stem, and at different levels. Thus each main attachment to the stem has abundant room, and the wood enlarges symmetrically and solidly. The expansion of the top is attained by the branching which follows the cutting back of succeeding years. Starting branches from nearly the same level on the stem has been the occasion of great losses of overladen trees, and quite a consider- able recourse to strengthening up weak trees by running bolts through from side to side at the points where experience shows breakage is likely to occur. In this respect it is now clearly shown that the practice which has been widely adopted of beginning with a very short stem and using the three or four adjacent buds nearest the point to which the tree was cut back at planting, is defective. It is much better not to cut back so far at planting, but to leave a longer trunk, keep a greater distance between the main branches and still have the lowest branch as near the ground as before, thus securing a tree which is practically as low as that secured by the old method of starting. This point will be enforced by the accom- panying 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 Wickson, Edward James, 1848- [from old catalog]. San F
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