. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 182 THE HOME ORCHARDâAPPLE, PEAR, QUINCE 7. Make all cuts close to the axis, (Fig. 106). Never leave a stub to die and cause disease. 8. Make all cuts as smooth as possible and paint the wounds of large cuts, to pre- vent decay. 9. Avoid cutting large limbs if possible. This may be done best when annual pruning is diligently followed. Thinning Fruit.âFigure 107 shows young apples be- fore and after thinning. This work is done when the fruit is quite small. The clusters are re- duced to sing
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 182 THE HOME ORCHARDâAPPLE, PEAR, QUINCE 7. Make all cuts close to the axis, (Fig. 106). Never leave a stub to die and cause disease. 8. Make all cuts as smooth as possible and paint the wounds of large cuts, to pre- vent decay. 9. Avoid cutting large limbs if possible. This may be done best when annual pruning is diligently followed. Thinning Fruit.âFigure 107 shows young apples be- fore and after thinning. This work is done when the fruit is quite small. The clusters are re- duced to single fruits. Removed fruit may be dropped to the ground to by Fig. 106.âGood and bad pruning contrasted. Cut close when removing large limbs. Cut from the under side first to prevent splitting down the bark. *§£ â â "" *1 > - ;' 'J It â¢â â¢' â¢â ⢠***«r !'â 'â \v*'i ' '-- â KSap â¢â /V*- -"> iter \k *-»* â J^ . - ^(»S> â > i / 9f$Ri ffe' k&M ml fi^5 ' j. m Fig. 107.âGano apples, before and after thinning. It takes courage to thin fruit, but the size is increased enough to pay. (Ohio Station, Newark.) The objects of thinning are (1) to prevent the spread of rot or other disease of the fruit; (2) to increase the size and quality 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 Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Co
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