. Descriptive catalogue of trees and plants. Trees New York State Catalogs; Fruit Seeds New York State Catalogs. 8 T. G. YEOMANS & SONS' about nine inches or a foot loner, which will check and weaken it, while the uppermost one becomes a strono- central leader. Whereas, if the tree be transplanted at one year old, and cut back, as above stated, the vital forces of the tree will be weakened half or three-fourths by transplanting, and, as the result, only two or three (more or less) of the buds on the trunk will grow so as to form branches, and they, periiaps. only at the top, or all on one
. Descriptive catalogue of trees and plants. Trees New York State Catalogs; Fruit Seeds New York State Catalogs. 8 T. G. YEOMANS & SONS' about nine inches or a foot loner, which will check and weaken it, while the uppermost one becomes a strono- central leader. Whereas, if the tree be transplanted at one year old, and cut back, as above stated, the vital forces of the tree will be weakened half or three-fourths by transplanting, and, as the result, only two or three (more or less) of the buds on the trunk will grow so as to form branches, and they, periiaps. only at the top, or all on one side, while the remaining buds remain dormant, nevei- afterwards to be developed, as the other branches form new channels, which will more readily carry the sap to the other and upper portions of the tree. For transplanting, therefore, let a tree be two (or more) years old from the bud, well cut back at one year old, and with six to nine main branches, which form the frame work or foundation which is to give form and char- acter to the future tree, with proper care and management. The annexed cut, figure 1, will illustrate a two-year old tree, as above described, its lower branches about one foot from the ground, its upper branches being the strongest and most upright, and those below less vigorous and more horizontal. I speak of this more particularly, for the reason that all the cuts which I have noticed in works on Pomol- ogy, and' in agricultural papers, represent a two-year old tree, with branches much the longest and strongest at the bottom, and diminishing in vigor towards the top, except, perhaps, the center top branch; while all experience illustrates the principle that the sap flows most freely and readily to the upper branches, giving them vigor, strength and uprightness to the diminution of the same characteristics in those below. The doited lines indicate where the branches should be cut back at the time of planting. In cutting a tree, with the branches formed as a
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