Agriculture for beginners . BOTH liLsV :>iuKlNo All Li-ci HOW TO RAISE A FRUIT TREE 83 SECTION XXIV. PLAXTIXG AXD PRUXIXG The apple tree that you grafted should be set out in thespring. Dig a hole three or four feet in diameter where you wish the tree to grow. Place thetree in the hole and be ver)-careful to preserxe all the fineroots. Spread the roots out fully,water them, and pack fine, richsoil firmly about them. Placestakes about the voung tree toprotect it from injury. If thespot selected is in a windy loca-tion, incline the tree slightlytoward the prevailing wind. You must prune the t
Agriculture for beginners . BOTH liLsV :>iuKlNo All Li-ci HOW TO RAISE A FRUIT TREE 83 SECTION XXIV. PLAXTIXG AXD PRUXIXG The apple tree that you grafted should be set out in thespring. Dig a hole three or four feet in diameter where you wish the tree to grow. Place thetree in the hole and be ver)-careful to preserxe all the fineroots. Spread the roots out fully,water them, and pack fine, richsoil firmly about them. Placestakes about the voung tree toprotect it from injury. If thespot selected is in a windy loca-tion, incline the tree slightlytoward the prevailing wind. You must prune the tree asit grows. The object of prun-ing is to give the tree propershape and to promote fruit-bearing:. If the bud at the end. vV :il ,N*^Vi Present shape comes from pruning of the main shoot grows, you willhave a tall, cone-shaped tree. If,however, the end of the }oungtree be cut or headed back tothe lines shown in Fig. 72. thebuds below this point will be forcedto grow and make a tree like thatshown m Fig. 73. The properheight of heading for differentfruits varies. For the apple tree aheio;ht of tvvo or three feet is best.
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