. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 140 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE that a stub-pruned tree develops a many tap rooted system, while a long-rooted tree forms a surface system of roots. They also claim economic advantages in digging and packing the trees, in trans- portation, and in planting. An experiment was begun in 1896 and continued until 1899 on heavy clay land at t
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 140 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE that a stub-pruned tree develops a many tap rooted system, while a long-rooted tree forms a surface system of roots. They also claim economic advantages in digging and packing the trees, in trans- portation, and in planting. An experiment was begun in 1896 and continued until 1899 on heavy clay land at the experiment station, and on light, sandy loam at Seaford, Delaware, to de- termine the merits of stub-pruned, three inch, and six to eight inch rooted apple, pear, peach, and plum trees; also to study some of the principles of root formation. Sixty-two and one-half per cent of the stub-pruned trees lived on the heavy soil, SB per cent on the light soil; 97 per cent of the three-inch trees lived on the heavy soil, 100 per cent on the light soil; STH per cent of the eight-inch, trees lived on the heavy soil, 94 per cent on the light soil. Twenty-two per cent of the stub-pruned trees made first-class trees on the heavy soil; 51 per cent on the light Fig 1. No. 1 the Stringfellow Tree Pruned. No. 2 the many tap-rooted tree that is sup- posed to develop from it. The roots of the stub-pruned trees did not take a more downward direction than others. New roots arise from the ends of pruned roots, from fibrous roots, from adventi- tious buds at the base of the tree, and sometimes from the sides of the larger roots. They arise most easily from the smallest roots. Shortening the roots in- â duces a development of adventitious roots which may compensate the tree for the loss of its smaller leedeis. A long root is useful to a transplanted tiee main- ly to anchor it in the soil while the new roots are forming. Fibrou& roots may be of importance to a transplanted tree in that th
Size: 1183px × 2113px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, booksubjectfruitculture, booksubjectgardening
