The California fruits and how to grow them; . Results of cutting back to longer and shorter stems. Apricot and cherry trees twelve years old, showing results of cutting back tolonger and shorter stems at planting, in 1897, as an experiment in head form. 124 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM planting, but to leave a longer trunk, keep a greater distance be-tween the main branches and still have the lowest branch as nearthe ground as before, thus securing a tree which is practically aslow as that secured by the old method of starting. This point willbe enforced by illustrations. HOW TO SECURE
The California fruits and how to grow them; . Results of cutting back to longer and shorter stems. Apricot and cherry trees twelve years old, showing results of cutting back tolonger and shorter stems at planting, in 1897, as an experiment in head form. 124 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM planting, but to leave a longer trunk, keep a greater distance be-tween the main branches and still have the lowest branch as nearthe ground as before, thus securing a tree which is practically aslow as that secured by the old method of starting. This point willbe enforced by illustrations. HOW TO SECURE THE DESIRABLE FORM For the benefit of the inexperienced reader, it will be well toillustrate the steps by which the form of tree found so generallydesirable is to be attained. Cutting Back at Planting.—This has been shown on page 116 tobe essential to strong growth of the transplanted tree. It is also theprime act in securing a tree with a low head and strong trees were cut back farther than desirable and the branchesallo
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