. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. Flff. 3. Another Tree Grown and Pruned in a Manner Similar to That Already Fig. 4. Represents the Same Tree After Pruning-. Photos Courtesy Yakima Orchard Securities Co. The ^Natural Method Pruning is as natural and as old as any other orchard operation. Nature has al- ways adopted this method for reducing the exceedingly large number
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. Flff. 3. Another Tree Grown and Pruned in a Manner Similar to That Already Fig. 4. Represents the Same Tree After Pruning-. Photos Courtesy Yakima Orchard Securities Co. The ^Natural Method Pruning is as natural and as old as any other orchard operation. Nature has al- ways adopted this method for reducing the exceedingly large number of buds and small sprouts from growing into large branches and thereby over-taxing the en- ergies of the tree. She not only prunes regularly and at the right time but she prunes without leaving large and ugly scars on the tree. We should try to copy after nature by doing the work at the proper time and in that way will not only remove the small branches but keep the tree in shape throughout. It is quite com- mon to wait until undesirable habits of growth have established themselves and then begin a general thinning out and shaping of the tree. The effect of this kind of pruning generally results in some kind of injury to the plant. It is a very hard matter to give definite instructions about how to prune trees since there are no two trees that are ex- actly alike. No two trees can be pruned alike if they are pruned properly. "Prun- ing is a matter of judgment, not a ; No one can tell you how to prune your trees without seeing them. While this is true there are a few principles which may apply everywhere and if the fruit grower follows them he ought to avoid making many mistakes in pj-uning. The best rule is to prune regularly and at the proper time. If the tree is neglected for a few years and then severely pruned it is likely to make a very vigorous growth of wood in order to restore the balance which the pruner has upset. If the tree is cut back severely the r
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