Archive image from page 429 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam03bail Year: 1900 PRUNING and also on the personal ideals and desires of the opera- tor. It is a general practice to cut back the top of a plant at least one-half upon transplanting ; in some cases still more of the top is removed
Archive image from page 429 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam03bail Year: 1900 PRUNING and also on the personal ideals and desires of the opera- tor. It is a general practice to cut back the top of a plant at least one-half upon transplanting ; in some cases still more of the top is removed. Quite another question is the particular form in which the top shall be left. Some grow- <rs prefer to remove all side branches, if it is a fruit tree, and leave a straight l-'i- 1'h;-. They with very young trees, and it is one that is nearly always employed with peach trees. If the trees are three years old and well branched, most persons prefer to leave three or four of the main branches to form the starting point of the future ton. Fi'. llMi6. These and if all the top is allowed to remain there is much evaporation from it and a dissipation of the energies of the plant. How much of the top shall be removed de- pends on how much of the roots was removed in digging, half or more of their length. (If late years a method of very vere pruning come into notice un- der the name of the Stringfellow or stub- root system, taking its name from H. M. Stringfellow ot Texas, who has writ- will lie louiiil m ills ]957_ Young apple tree. '.''' \'' ' , .''' The marks show which limbs tieulliire. II advises be removed to advantage. the roots and that the top shortened to a it is the'suppositioii tliat when tVees are reduced to their lowest terms in this wav. the new rootdu-anches that arise will take a more uatunil form and the tree will assume more of the root character of a seedling. This method of transplanting has met with good success in m
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