. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. TRA NSPLA N TING. 67 % unpruned. The season was rather dry, and twelve of the thirty- nine unpruned trees perished; and only one of those which were headed back. The unpruned which survived lost parts or the whole of the upper portions of their branches; the pruned made fine bushy heads of new shoots. In another instance, trees only one year's growth from the bud, transplanted in the usual manner unpruned, were placed side by side with others of four
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. TRA NSPLA N TING. 67 % unpruned. The season was rather dry, and twelve of the thirty- nine unpruned trees perished; and only one of those which were headed back. The unpruned which survived lost parts or the whole of the upper portions of their branches; the pruned made fine bushy heads of new shoots. In another instance, trees only one year's growth from the bud, transplanted in the usual manner unpruned, were placed side by side with others of four years' growth, and with trunks an inch and a half in diameter, the heads being pruned to one quarter their size. The growth of the former was feeble; the large trees, with pruned heads, grew vigorously. The degree to which this short- ening should be carried must de- pend much on cli- mate. In the cool, moist atmosphere of England, the leaves perspire less, and a larger number may re- main without ex- hausting the sup- ply from the roots. In this country the perspiration is more rapid, and fewer leaves can be fed, until new roots furnish increased supplies. Cutting back after the buds have swol- len, or the leaves expanded, often checks growth, and usually should not be performed except on very small trees, or on such as the peach, which quickly reproduce new shoots. Trees which quickly reproduce new shoots, as the peach,. Fig. 105.âYearling Peach- Tree. -â ^^:J. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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