. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Figs. 58S and 589, —Common Forms of Pecan. intensified force to the pecan, whose tap-root is, in one and two year seedlings, three times as long as the shoot above ground. They must be treated as suggested for other nut- seedlings—the ground must be rich and deeply cultivated. If raised from seed, plant the nuts in drills three or four feet apart, and twelve or fifteen inches apart in the Fig. 590.—Centennial. In the early spring following, t
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Figs. 58S and 589, —Common Forms of Pecan. intensified force to the pecan, whose tap-root is, in one and two year seedlings, three times as long as the shoot above ground. They must be treated as suggested for other nut- seedlings—the ground must be rich and deeply cultivated. If raised from seed, plant the nuts in drills three or four feet apart, and twelve or fifteen inches apart in the Fig. 590.—Centennial. In the early spring following, the young trees should be about two feet high; take them up carefully, to preserve all the fibrous roots possible, cut off about one-half the tap-root, and reset immediately. Two years after, again take up and plant permanently, or, preferably, make the permanent planting at the end of the second year. Six or seven years subsequently, the trees should begin to bear, and as it is a rapid grower it is said that at fifteen years of age it will produce from two and a half to three bushels of nuts. Grafted or budded trees al-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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