Archive image from page 219 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00lelo Year: 1902 ( 216 STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. early bloom is the size of a, pea, and the trees are still in bloom. In dry districts perhaps nine other waterings will be given. Pruning and Trimming.—In a former article, in speaking of the training of lemon trees in Sicily, I used two terms— 'pruning' and 'trimming.' These must be explained, or they may lead to misunderstanding. By trimming (' rimondaments ') is meant the removal of all dry twigs, suckers, water shoots, stunted or
Archive image from page 219 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00lelo Year: 1902 ( 216 STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. early bloom is the size of a, pea, and the trees are still in bloom. In dry districts perhaps nine other waterings will be given. Pruning and Trimming.—In a former article, in speaking of the training of lemon trees in Sicily, I used two terms— 'pruning' and 'trimming.' These must be explained, or they may lead to misunderstanding. By trimming (' rimondaments ') is meant the removal of all dry twigs, suckers, water shoots, stunted or rank growth, and Sicilian lemon trees planted on side hills. twigs which have borne and become exhausted. This is done in the winter, and should be carefully attended to every year. In addition to this about every three years the trees are gone over more thoroughl}'-, and thinned out after the main crop is gathered. This is called pruning, and should not be required to any great extent if the trimming has been properly done. The object is to maintain an open tree, into which light and air can freely penetrate as a preventive of disease and so that the fruit may be evenly distributed on the inner as well as on the outer branches. It must not be understood that the Sicilian lemon trees are pruned with open centers, for that would be quite misleading.
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