. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 96 STATE BOARD OF nORTICUI/rU KE to cut the tree back in the spring and to bud into the j'oung shoots; and the third is to bud high into the limbs, either into the old wood or on the new shoots as they put forth after the trees are topped. Unless the buds are inserted reasonably early the entire tops are not cut back until the spring following. It is best to cut back a portion of the foliage of the limbs to induce the buds to start without giving the trees too severe a shock, and to allow the buds to grow at will with the res
. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 96 STATE BOARD OF nORTICUI/rU KE to cut the tree back in the spring and to bud into the j'oung shoots; and the third is to bud high into the limbs, either into the old wood or on the new shoots as they put forth after the trees are topped. Unless the buds are inserted reasonably early the entire tops are not cut back until the spring following. It is best to cut back a portion of the foliage of the limbs to induce the buds to start without giving the trees too severe a shock, and to allow the buds to grow at will with the rest â \. ' ^, of the foliage through the winter. From two to five of the large side limbs are left to grow, as a pro- tection to the buds from frost, and to induce the flow of sap to the buds. * "I believe the lack of success in budding old trees arose fre- quently from the fact that it was deferred until too late in the spring, when the sap was in the top of the trees, passing b}' the bud in its haste to get higher up, and the best success has come from buds inserted as the sap got to be active at the point of inser- ; Budding Large Trees in the Fall.âAt a meeting of the Riv- erside Horticultural Club, Mr. Bryan, a noted horticulturist, recommended inserting the bud from below, and pushing it up instead of the usual way of pushing it down, thereby insur- ing better protection from damage by rain. Waxed cloth, he said, was the best for tying. In regard to the treatment of the tree when the buds are fully set, he favored leaving a portion of the old wood and foliage to bear fruit for a time as a protection from the fierce rays of the sun in July and August. The heroic treatment of cutting the tree right back, which *J. E. Cutter, befoi-e Kiverside Horticultural Club, .June, Orange tree cut back to force it to throw out shoots from the main branches, which are budded; the body of tree being protected with Please note that these images are extracted
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