Archive image from page 123 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00cali Year: 1900 ( 116 STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. sure to scorch the bark and cause the fine brush to die; & dis- eased tree is apt to result. The advice so often given, 'that the tree be opened so as to allow plenty of air and sun heat to enter,' does not hold good with the orange. Whenever the foliage that protects the trunk and main branches is removed, the inside growth is left exposed to the hot rays of the sun. Trees with one side of the trunk sunburned, and dead bark, resulti
Archive image from page 123 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00cali Year: 1900 ( 116 STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. sure to scorch the bark and cause the fine brush to die; & dis- eased tree is apt to result. The advice so often given, 'that the tree be opened so as to allow plenty of air and sun heat to enter,' does not hold good with the orange. Whenever the foliage that protects the trunk and main branches is removed, the inside growth is left exposed to the hot rays of the sun. Trees with one side of the trunk sunburned, and dead bark, resulting from the removal of the brush that protected it, are not uncommon throughout the State. Low-trained trees protect their trunks and inner growth by the shade of their limbs and foliage, and the ground under- neath is prevented from drying out. Orange orchard pruned high. ' Experience and careful observation have fully satisfied the members of this club that the formation of low heads is the true method for the Washington Navel and other varieties of budded oranges. The shears should be used sparingly; in fact, scarcely used at all in young orchards, at least for six or eight years. The young growth should be guided with the definite object of developing a close and systematic head. J. H. Reed, to whom I am much indebted in writing this paper, for definite statements in regard to his experimental work,, says: As to pruning, I have demonstrated to my own satis- faction at least, that need of pruning the orange can be From report of J. M. Edmison to Riverside Horticultural Club, February,. 1899.
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