. Commercial apple growing in California. Apples. V "\ Same tree as in figures 9 and 10, but branches lightly beaded to shorten unusually long or vigorous secondaries and to maintain balance among them. Light heading may also be needed to remove tips of shoots infected with Fig. 12. Tree before third donna pruning. MANAGEMENT OF THE BEARING ORCHARD By about the fifth summer after planting most apple varieties produce enough fruit to be considered a bearing orchard. The cultural practices recommended in the following sections are a means of main- taining satisfactory crop yield an
. Commercial apple growing in California. Apples. V "\ Same tree as in figures 9 and 10, but branches lightly beaded to shorten unusually long or vigorous secondaries and to maintain balance among them. Light heading may also be needed to remove tips of shoots infected with Fig. 12. Tree before third donna pruning. MANAGEMENT OF THE BEARING ORCHARD By about the fifth summer after planting most apple varieties produce enough fruit to be considered a bearing orchard. The cultural practices recommended in the following sections are a means of main- taining satisfactory crop yield and quality. Pruning Tree- proper!) cared for during their formative period will be well shaped and mechanically able to support heavy crops. Apple trees normally produce their crop on long-lived spins originating as laterals from shoot wood at least 2 years old. Some varieties such as Rome Beauty. Golden Delicious, and Jonathan may pro- duce additional fruit on the tips of last year's shoots. The primary consideration in pruning bearing trees is to maintain a proper balance between vegetative growth and fruit production. Excessive growth b\ the young tree is usually produced at the expense of fruit production, while over- bearing is accompanied b\ less growth L8. 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 Koch, E. C. (Edward C. ), 1914-1992; Alderman, DeForest Charles, 1914-; Brown, Dillon S. , 1912-1998. [Berkeley, Calif. ] : Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California
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