. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. THE LEMON IN CALIFORNIA PRUNING. 187 better structure is brought into existence. First of all, by the removal of the great leverage which the high top exercised on the root, this at once gets a chance to obtain a firmer hold of the ground; the tree puts forth a new effort, and by a much more vigorous growth and healthier foliage, which act as new lungs to it, a correspondingly increased activity goes on under ground, forcing the formation of fresh rootlets, the trunk begins to thicken m propottion, and so an altogether more s
. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. THE LEMON IN CALIFORNIA PRUNING. 187 better structure is brought into existence. First of all, by the removal of the great leverage which the high top exercised on the root, this at once gets a chance to obtain a firmer hold of the ground; the tree puts forth a new effort, and by a much more vigorous growth and healthier foliage, which act as new lungs to it, a correspondingly increased activity goes on under ground, forcing the formation of fresh rootlets, the trunk begins to thicken m propottion, and so an altogether more satisfactory condition of things is established. The great necessity for a good and strong constitution is a proportionately large stem from the base up, since a tree, like a man, of a strong consti- tution can stand more than a cripple. Now, fixing our attention. Fig. 3—Barouio method of i-iruning the lemon. (From a sketch by G. P Hall, of Sau Diego.) on Fig. 1, according to my plan the tree is branched too high, for 1 consider sixteen inches the best height, and if more it should not exceed two feet; it will therefore be noticed that on the stem about a foot below the first branch two suckers are already started, the intention being to let them run straight up, like the one shown in Fig. 2, then arch them over as seen in Fig. 3. Observe how the two suckers have been intentionallj' selected not to be exactly opjjosite, one about four inches below the other, this being essential to form strong, independent branches. It would require a great number of diagrams and a too lengthy description to attempt an explanation of the process whereliy the perfect conditions of principle are secured. How weak. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. State Board of Horticulture; Lelong, Bryon Martin, 18
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