. [Fruit culture]. fruit dur-ing the coming season. The pruning in subsequent years isa repetition of that just described. In localities where moisture is likely to be deficient, it isfrequently advisable to modify the method of pruning justsuggested. In this case the young canes are often not trimmedback during the summer, but are allowed to develop into longstraight canes, which are cut back in the spring to a height offrom 2| to 3 feet. In dry localities, this method of pruningwill generally provide enough fruiting wood for all the fruitthe bush will be capable of maturing. A few blackberry
. [Fruit culture]. fruit dur-ing the coming season. The pruning in subsequent years isa repetition of that just described. In localities where moisture is likely to be deficient, it isfrequently advisable to modify the method of pruning justsuggested. In this case the young canes are often not trimmedback during the summer, but are allowed to develop into longstraight canes, which are cut back in the spring to a height offrom 2| to 3 feet. In dry localities, this method of pruningwill generally provide enough fruiting wood for all the fruitthe bush will be capable of maturing. A few blackberry growers in some parts of the country traintheir blackberry bushes on wires as suggested in the case ofraspberries. In such cases the young shoots, or suckers, areallowed to grow at will, are not pruned back in the spring,and the long canes are tied to the wires for support. Black- § IS BLACKBERRIES AND DEWBERRIES 21 berries are not as convenient to pick when trained in this manneras when gro^vn on a stocky Fig. 9 The closely-pruned, stocky blackberry bush has anotheradvantage over the long, straggly kind in that it may be cov- BLACKBERRIES AND DEWBERRIES 18 ered more easily with straw and protected against late springfrosts when occasion requires. A vigorous full-grown blackberry bush is shown in Fig. bush is a good type to model after. It is a trifle thick
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