The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . tical position of the buds upon the branches, also the many types of trees,,varies considerably. Hardlv two branched trees of a variety arealike; some carry buds evenly spaced to the base of the branches, whilstothers have them irregularly, and in many instances the buds near the baseare blind. At times, the most expert hand is at a loss how to prune sometypes to advantage. The ten different types selected by the writer for illustrative purposes-cover a fairly wide field outside of the simplest types. Before commencing the op
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . tical position of the buds upon the branches, also the many types of trees,,varies considerably. Hardlv two branched trees of a variety arealike; some carry buds evenly spaced to the base of the branches, whilstothers have them irregularly, and in many instances the buds near the baseare blind. At times, the most expert hand is at a loss how to prune sometypes to advantage. The ten different types selected by the writer for illustrative purposes-cover a fairly wide field outside of the simplest types. Before commencing the operation examine the collars upon a branchedtree, , the basal portion of the branches where they join the main stem,to see if there are any sound collar buds. Should any be present, reducethe centre of the tree, if necessary, and leave the required number ofbranches—three or four. Then cut these branches back to the main stemand budsj care being taken not to cut or injure the buds. The result will 58 Journal of AgricuUiircYictoria. [lo Jan., lo Jan., 191^-] Propagation of Fruit Trees. 59 be that the full flow of ascendini;- sap will elaborate the collar buds andcause them to make stroii<;. clean jj;r(Avths. and so form a tree ecjual to onefrom a pruned straight , an unbranched yearling tree. Many propagators prefer pruning \\\)qw similar lines to those practisedupon trees when first planted out in the orchard, , leaving three to fourbranches and cutting them back to within 3 or 4 in. from the main method is sound when pruning two-year-old trees in the nursery rows,or where there are no buds at the basal part of the branches, or no collarbuds to operate ui)on. Hut, where possible, especially with yearling trees,cut back to the basal or collar buds, particularly in the of almonds,apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums (all kinds), and quinces. Another method that may be practised at times, more so upon stonethan seed fruits, especially nectari
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