. The cultivation of fruit trees and shrubs [microform]. Fruit trees; Fruit-culture; Arbres fruitiers; Arboriculture fruitière. 3G PRUXINO. saw, rots ami dries up for a certain lengtli. If there are a certain number of branches to be removed, the quickest way is to cut them ott with ihe prnninj^ knife about three incites from the trunk, later on in tlie month of September the stulis may be removed with a carpenter's chisel close to the trui without leavin" the least excrescence. The Ladihr.— (Fij;. 4) shows the mo lei of a lif(ht and portable double ladder, which stands perfectly between
. The cultivation of fruit trees and shrubs [microform]. Fruit trees; Fruit-culture; Arbres fruitiers; Arboriculture fruitière. 3G PRUXINO. saw, rots ami dries up for a certain lengtli. If there are a certain number of branches to be removed, the quickest way is to cut them ott with ihe prnninj^ knife about three incites from the trunk, later on in tlie month of September the stulis may be removed with a carpenter's chisel close to the trui without leavin" the least excrescence. The Ladihr.— (Fij;. 4) shows the mo lei of a lif(ht and portable double ladder, which stands perfectly between the the branches of the tree and enables the higher branches to be TJie cuftivr, olt of sinall hravchco.—Generally the cut is made too close to the eye, and there is danger of causing it to wither. The pruning of the branches of hardwood fruit trees must 1)0 done in such a way that the of the cut shall start at the level of the end of the eye and on the opposite side of the branch or a little under this level (tig. 5). By this course the cut is removed far enough from the eye, to leave a sufficient length of wood above to dry up without killing it. Further- more if the cut is made too close to the eye, its base would no longer present a sufficiently large surface to support the foot of the branch which will grow from it. The cut must be neither too flat nor too sloping, ''Ut should be an obli(|ue cut, permitting the branch to easily recover from the wound. A cut which is tou Hat will cause the branch to elbow, the wound will heal with difficulty and will form a dry knot. Too long a cut presents too large a surface and is liable to ciiu'-e the withering of the eye. FiK. •-,. Fig. (J. CUT OF A GUT OF AN BRANCH. EYE. 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 Santerre, Alec, 1861-191
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