. Cultivation of the apple in Canada with descriptions and lists of Apples. 14 judge the quality of a tree by its size, neglecting entirely to determine the type of crotches and the kind of a head found on the tree. A one-year whip 4 of good size, and thrifty, is preferable to an older tree. (See fig. 7.) In the I well-grown one-year tree, the purchaser has an opportunity to head and shape. Fig. 7.—A well-grown one-year whip. the form in a proper manner. It is almost impossible in the nursery to give sufficient personal attention to each tree to ensure the elimination of weak crotc
. Cultivation of the apple in Canada with descriptions and lists of Apples. 14 judge the quality of a tree by its size, neglecting entirely to determine the type of crotches and the kind of a head found on the tree. A one-year whip 4 of good size, and thrifty, is preferable to an older tree. (See fig. 7.) In the I well-grown one-year tree, the purchaser has an opportunity to head and shape. Fig. 7.—A well-grown one-year whip. the form in a proper manner. It is almost impossible in the nursery to give sufficient personal attention to each tree to ensure the elimination of weak crotches and shock heads. Furthermore, only the most thrifty of the one-year stock can be sold at that age. In addition, the price is generally somewhat lower than for two- and three-year-old trees. Figure 8 shows a two-year tree with most of its branches coining at too sharp an angle, necessitating 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 Davis, M. B; Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Dominion Experimental Farms Branch. Ottawa : Dept. of Agriculture
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