The principles of fruit-growing . ^ shortened-in than the root, because the root,in addition to being reduced, is also dislodged fromthe soil, with which it must establish a new unionbefore it can resume the normal activities. Treeswhich are allowed to carry too much top whenplanted may fail to grow outright; or if they start,they are very likely to be overtaken by the droughtsof summer. Even if they live, the growth is gen-erally small and uncertain, and the tree may fall aprey to borers or a victim to high winds. On theother hand, trees may be trimmed too severely whenset. Except possibly in
The principles of fruit-growing . ^ shortened-in than the root, because the root,in addition to being reduced, is also dislodged fromthe soil, with which it must establish a new unionbefore it can resume the normal activities. Treeswhich are allowed to carry too much top whenplanted may fail to grow outright; or if they start,they are very likely to be overtaken by the droughtsof summer. Even if they live, the growth is gen-erally small and uncertain, and the tree may fall aprey to borers or a victim to high winds. On theother hand, trees may be trimmed too severely whenset. Except possibly in the case of peaches, it isprobably unwise to trim the trees to a mere pole;and with peaches,, it may be better to leave spurswith at least one bud than to trim to a whip. Thereshould be a number of strong, bright buds left upon 248 The Principles of Fruit-growing. the top, for these are the points where early andactive growth begins. These buds are upon strongbranches. If they are removed, the weaker or half. \(
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