. The American fruit culturist. und fruit-buds, and c, c, the sharperleaf-buds. Causes of this Difl^erence.—When young trees growrapidly, all their buds areleaf-buds; when they be-come older and grow moreslowly, many of them be-come flower or fruit is the result of rapid and the other of slow growth. Checkthe growth of a young tree by transplanting it, or by root-pruning, or by neglecting cultivation, or allowing it to growwith grass, and many fruit-buds will be found upon it, and itwill bear early. But as the growth is unnaturally enfeebled,the fruit is not always of the best quality
. The American fruit culturist. und fruit-buds, and c, c, the sharperleaf-buds. Causes of this Difl^erence.—When young trees growrapidly, all their buds areleaf-buds; when they be-come older and grow moreslowly, many of them be-come flower or fruit is the result of rapid and the other of slow growth. Checkthe growth of a young tree by transplanting it, or by root-pruning, or by neglecting cultivation, or allowing it to growwith grass, and many fruit-buds will be found upon it, and itwill bear early. But as the growth is unnaturally enfeebled,the fruit is not always of the best quality. The natural di-minution of vigor from increased age furnishes better are likewise produced by checking the free flow ofthe sap in grafting on dissimilar stocks; as, for example, thepear on the quince, producing dwarf pear-trees. The fruit-spurs shown by b. Fig. 3, are nothing more than shortshoots, originally produced from leaf-buds, but which, mak-ing little growth, have become fruit-bearers. The vigorous,. Fig. 3. Fig. 4. Leaf and Flower Buds, b, b. Flower-buds ; c, c, leaf-buds. PRINCIPLES OF THE GROWTH OF TREES. 7 one-year shoot of the cherry, Fig. 4, is mostly supplied withleaf-buds, but the short spurs on the second years wood,which are but dwarfed branches, are covered with fruit-buds,with only a leaf-bud in the centre. It is not, however, always the slowest-growing kinds offruit-trees that bear soonest. There appears to be a constitu-tional peculiarity, with different sorts, that controls the timeof beginning to bear. The Bartlett, Julienne, and Howellpears, vigorous growers, bear much sooner than the Dix andTyson, which are less vigorous. By pruning away a part of the leaf-buds the fruitfulness of atree may be increased ; and by pruning awaj the fruit-spurs,bearing may be prevented, and more vigor thrown into theshoots. Buds are lateral, when on the side of a shoot; and terminal,when on the end. Terminal buds are nearly always leaf-buds,and, usuall
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