The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . is the preservationof equilibrium in the growth of the several parts of ^e tree;and for this various minor details deserve attention. Thusa shoot will grow more vigorously whilst waving in the airthan when nailed close to the wall; consequently a weakshoot should be left free, whilst its stronger antagonist shouldbe restrained; and a luxuriant shoot may be retarded forsome time by having its tender extremity pinched o5 to allowa weaker shoot to overtake it. By the prudent use of the knife, fruit t
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . is the preservationof equilibrium in the growth of the several parts of ^e tree;and for this various minor details deserve attention. Thusa shoot will grow more vigorously whilst waving in the airthan when nailed close to the wall; consequently a weakshoot should be left free, whilst its stronger antagonist shouldbe restrained; and a luxuriant shoot may be retarded forsome time by having its tender extremity pinched o5 to allowa weaker shoot to overtake it. By the prudent use of the knife, fruit trees may be readilytrained into the forms indicated below, which are amongst thebest out of the many which have been devised. The training of standard and bush trees in the open ground hasbeen already referred to under the section Pruning. When thegrowth of pyramids is completed, the outline is something likethat of fig. 39, and very pretty trees are thus formed. It isbetter, however, especially if the tendency to bear fruit is ratherslack, to adopt what the French call en quenouitle training. Fic. 38.—Diagram illustrating BranchDistribution. (fig. 40), which consists in tying or weighting the tips of thebranches so as to give them all a downward curve. Pear trees
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