. The California fruits and how to grow them; a manual of methods which have yielded greatest success, with the lists of varieties best adapted to the differenct districts of the state. Fruit-culture. Weak and strong branch-placing of apricot tree. A very clear record of procedure is given by J. B. Neff, of Ana- heim, Orange County, who built up one of the best apricot orchards in the State as he describes: Pruning the apricot requires some skill and considerable judgment. Trees of four to five feet in height are preferable for planting, and when planted should be trimmed to a single stem and
. The California fruits and how to grow them; a manual of methods which have yielded greatest success, with the lists of varieties best adapted to the differenct districts of the state. Fruit-culture. Weak and strong branch-placing of apricot tree. A very clear record of procedure is given by J. B. Neff, of Ana- heim, Orange County, who built up one of the best apricot orchards in the State as he describes: Pruning the apricot requires some skill and considerable judgment. Trees of four to five feet in height are preferable for planting, and when planted should be trimmed to a single stem and cut off at eighteen inches from the ground. These will throw out shoots vigorously, and frequently two or three shoots from one point. These shoots should be thinned out, leaving not more than four or five, no two of which should come from one point, nor be directly opposite. The first shoot should start twelve inches from the ground, the others in such a manner as to divide the space and make the branches balance, leaving the top shoot to form the central part of the tree. It will be necessary to go over the trees several times the first year to remove shoots that may start where not wanted, but no general heading back should be done, as it tends to dwarf the tree; though if some of the. 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 Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James), 1848-1923. San Francisco, Pacific Rural Press
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