. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. Fig. 11 Raffia is suitable for this purpose, as it is cheap and easily handled. After the budded trees are about 18 inches tall, if they are hardy and strong, the stub of the stock above the bud is cut off and the wound painted or covered with some wound dressing. The cut should be made close to the stem. Fig. 11 shows nursery rows of young budded trees growing in California. Note the straightness and stockiness of the trees. S21 CITRUS FRTTTTR TIMnPP TPT:)TriA-rrr^vT -^-»-^-»^vxv^^x ± ±\^±y 01 The budded trees grow until they are
. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. Fig. 11 Raffia is suitable for this purpose, as it is cheap and easily handled. After the budded trees are about 18 inches tall, if they are hardy and strong, the stub of the stock above the bud is cut off and the wound painted or covered with some wound dressing. The cut should be made close to the stem. Fig. 11 shows nursery rows of young budded trees growing in California. Note the straightness and stockiness of the trees. S21 CITRUS FRTTTTR TIMnPP TPT:)TriA-rrr^vT -^-»-^-»^vxv^^x ± ±\^±y 01 The budded trees grow until they are about 40 inches or so in height, when the top is cut off. This forces out shoots from which the head is formed. Of late years, the tops are usually taken off about 33 inches from the ground and the heads allowed to form down 9 inches, making the bottom of the head 24 inches. Fig. 12 above the ground. This makes what in the West is known as a low-headed tree. An advantage of such trees is that they shade the trunk when it is young and tender and might easily be damaged by the sun. Also, low-headed trees are less likely than high-headed trees to be injured by winds, and the fruit. 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 Scranton : International Textbook Co.
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