. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Ornamental Planting. 403 year as the tree reaches upward in height. Wherever the limb is cut, however, it shoukl be cut close to the trunk of the tree so the growing layer may easily close over the wound. If even a short stub or knot is left, this knot will die and the wound can not close over. Wounds will perhaps heal more readily if the limbs are cut just at the time growth is beginning in spring. This gives but a brief period for prun- ing and where many trees are to be
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Ornamental Planting. 403 year as the tree reaches upward in height. Wherever the limb is cut, however, it shoukl be cut close to the trunk of the tree so the growing layer may easily close over the wound. If even a short stub or knot is left, this knot will die and the wound can not close over. Wounds will perhaps heal more readily if the limbs are cut just at the time growth is beginning in spring. This gives but a brief period for prun- ing and where many trees are to be pruned, the work may be done in winter when other farm work is not pressing. It is not well to remove very much of the leaf surface of the tree by pruning in mid-summer. This stunts the growth of the tree. Severely cutting hack or deJwrning rapidly growing trees like the water maple is a mistake. This is frequently done on the supposition. ..-»;^. Figure 6—Open lawn and effective planting. that such trees will break dowTi if their limbs are allowed to get long and heavy. However, "breaking down" may be alleviated by shaping the tree from the beginning so it will make a straight, upward, cen- tral trunk rather than forming forks. Any tree which has opposite buds like the maple is liable to form forks when the terminal bud at the growing tip dies in winter. Such a fork may be corrected the first winter after it forms, by cutting off one side of the fork, allowing the other. 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 Missouri. State Board of Agriculture. Jefferson City, Mo. : Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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