. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. FAK-TRAINING. 89 never to overrate tlie vigour of the tree. All of these shoot* except the leading ones, must at the proper season he shortened, but to -what length must be left entirely to the judgment of the gardener, it of course depending upon the vigour of the tree. In shortening the shoot, care should be taken to cut back to
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. FAK-TRAINING. 89 never to overrate tlie vigour of the tree. All of these shoot* except the leading ones, must at the proper season he shortened, but to -what length must be left entirely to the judgment of the gardener, it of course depending upon the vigour of the tree. In shortening the shoot, care should be taken to cut back to a wood bud that will produce a shoot for the following year. Cut close to the bud, so that the wound may heal the followii\g sea- son. The following year each shoot at the extremities of the leading branchesshould produce, besides the leading shoot, one on the upper and two on the under part, more or less, according to the vigour of the tree ; whilst each of the secondary branches should produce besides the leading shoot, one other placed near to the bottom; for the grand art of pruning, in all systems to which this class of trees is subjected, consists in preserving a sufficient quantity of young wood at the bottom of the tree; and on no account must the gardener cut away clean any shoots so placed, without well considering if they will be wanted, not only for the present but for the future good appearance of the tree'. The quantity of young wood annually laid in must depend upon. Fig. 21. Fan-trmming complete, the vigour of the-tree. It would be ridiculous to lay the same quantity into a weakly tree as into a tree in full vigour. Tho gardener here must use h's own judgment. But if any of th leading shoots manifest a disposition to outstrip the others, a portion of young shbots must be laid in, and a greater quantity of fruit suffered-to'ripen on the over-vigorous branch. At the same time a smaller quantity of fruit than usual must be left to ripen on the, weaker branch. This
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