Archive image from page 17 of Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable. Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable fruit and ornamental trees : roses and palms, vines and shrubs adapted to prevailing conditions of soil and climate on the West Coast together with planting and cultural notes . descriptiveillus1925fanc Year: 1925 The second year these branches should be cut back at least two-thirds of their length. The third year should be less severe. In the fourth year the pruning is carried out with a view of shaping and controlling branches that tend toward making a rampant growth. Q
Archive image from page 17 of Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable. Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable fruit and ornamental trees : roses and palms, vines and shrubs adapted to prevailing conditions of soil and climate on the West Coast together with planting and cultural notes . descriptiveillus1925fanc Year: 1925 The second year these branches should be cut back at least two-thirds of their length. The third year should be less severe. In the fourth year the pruning is carried out with a view of shaping and controlling branches that tend toward making a rampant growth. Quality fruit can only be secured by thinning. Not only with apricots, but most other fruits as well, it must be borne in mind that thinning is as essential as pruning. Gathering and drying. The proper time to pick apricots for canning is when they have reached their size, are firm and show a slight tinge of green near the stem end. For drying they should be somewhat further advanced. Canners prefer fruit tha' will run twelve to the pound. The larger the size the higher the price paid. For drying it is necessary to halve the fruit and remove the pit. Prune trays are used for drying apricots. The very fact that the apricot ripens so far in advance of the prune and at a time when there is no danger of rain, should prove an incentive for prune men to plant them in connection with their orchards of prunes. FINE TILTON APRICOT TREES Pruned to produce an abundance of fruit without propping THE PEACH California produces two-thirds of all the peaches grown in the United States; in the production of canning and drying varieties, she practically possesses a monopoly. This fruit finds conditions to its liking in the coastal regions, the interior valleys and mountain plateaus and foothills. Indeed, it is one of our basic fruit crops, representing a vast acreage and large annual production. For size, flavor, color, shipping and drying qualities, the California peach has gained a world-wid
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