. [Fruit culture]. ous branches, thus allowing the side branches to de-velop to form the head. 29. Priming of 2-Year-Old Trees.—During the dor-mant season after the end of the second summers growth,peach trees should be pruned again. The pruning at thisage consists of thinning out secondary branches that, whenthe trees become larger, would exclude the light, and of cuttingback the previous seasons growth on the principal branchesfrom one-third to one-half its length. If some of the brancheshave made an excessive or an irregular growth it may be neces- 20 PEACH CULTURE §n sary to cut them back
. [Fruit culture]. ous branches, thus allowing the side branches to de-velop to form the head. 29. Priming of 2-Year-Old Trees.—During the dor-mant season after the end of the second summers growth,peach trees should be pruned again. The pruning at thisage consists of thinning out secondary branches that, whenthe trees become larger, would exclude the light, and of cuttingback the previous seasons growth on the principal branchesfrom one-third to one-half its length. If some of the brancheshave made an excessive or an irregular growth it may be neces- 20 PEACH CULTURE §n sary to cut them back more severely than this in order to main-tain a well-balanced top. If two branches occupy much thesame space or cross each other, the weaker or more irregularone should be removed. 30. Pruning of Trees After Second Year.—^After thesecond year, when the form of the tree has become established,the pruning should consist of cutting back the annual growthof the leading branches from about one-third to one-half and. (a) Fig. 4
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