. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 124.—Head of YoungTree pruned before theleaves had expanded. 94 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PRUNING. material check in growth, may be useful in improving theshape of the tree. As fresh wounds always render trees more liable to be af-fected by intense cold, quite hardy trees only may be prunedany time during winter. On those inclining to be tender theoperation should be deferred till toward spring. Pruning, as Affecting Fruitfulncss.—As a general rule therapid formation of leaves and wood is adverse to the produc-tion of fruit. On the other hand, the slow gro
. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 124.—Head of YoungTree pruned before theleaves had expanded. 94 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PRUNING. material check in growth, may be useful in improving theshape of the tree. As fresh wounds always render trees more liable to be af-fected by intense cold, quite hardy trees only may be prunedany time during winter. On those inclining to be tender theoperation should be deferred till toward spring. Pruning, as Affecting Fruitfulncss.—As a general rule therapid formation of leaves and wood is adverse to the produc-tion of fruit. On the other hand, the slow growth of the woodfavors the formation of fruit-buds and the production of heavycrops. These two adverse tendencies may be more or lesscontrolled by pruning. When the too numerous branches of a tree produce moreleaves than can be properly supplied with nourishment, re-sulting in a feeble or diminished growth, new vigor may beoften imparted by judicious pruning, directing the sap into asmaller number of channels, and thus incre
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