WEEK BY WEEK

In the Garden

By G. E Sery,

The question is often asked: trees have developed a surplus
“When is the proper time to |of branches which must be re-
|prune fruit trees?!” The major-} moved, in order to allow a
ity of pruning is done during | greater penetration of sunlight
the dormant season, or that|and provide for better air cir-

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR I burst’ tithe sues ee fruits which develop on the
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A good time to prune is be- | perimeter of the tree are al-
c |

tween December 15 and March |ways the best color and size,
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buds |

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without any real damage to the /as well.

tree, but if the tree is older |
and quite dense, necessitating | hears, have reached such a
Femoval of medium or large height that it is next to impos:
branches, a lot of fruit buds
|may be Knocked off in the pro-

Some old trees, particularly

omically, since most of the best

t cess. : ; fruit is produced on these top
AND Young trees received from |pranches, Very tall trees
the nursery are rarely pruned |

by the nurseryman, except to
cut off any broken branches or
roots. If you planted young
| apple or pear trees last fall, or |
jintend to plant next spring,
they should be treated as fol-
Strong, well-grown, one-
Id whips which have at-
tained a height of from 42 to
48 inches should require no

in performing this
an endeavor should always be
made to cut to a horizontal or

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the tree an indiscriminate “de-
horning.” It is al zood pol
icy to prune lightly and spread

{period between the time the | culation throughout the tree It h
is not easy to observe that the |),

15, whenever the weather is |while those fruits which déve-|

sible to harvest the fruit econ: |

jshould be reduced in height and |
operation |

side branch rather than to give

the job over a two or thrée-

year period.

If one understan
principles of tree
fruit bud development
becomes Jargely a matter
good judgment in deci
which branches to remove and
which to leave. There is no
reason why any individu:
should not undertake the prun-
ing of his own trees, if time
permits.
While the foregoing remarks
ave referred to apples and

‘e if grown in the open —
a8 a standard tree, but a spring
frost may prevent the setting
of a crop. ‘Trees grown on a
south wall will usually escape
9 ifrost damage.

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heading back of the terminal

height. Trees taller than 48
inches should be headed-back to
a strong bud at about that
height. Trees shorter than 48
inches naturally would not be
headed back.

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