4G 

 ROOT PRUNING. 



Showing growth of fibrous roots induced 

 by Eoot Pruning. 



PRUNING TO INCREASE PKODUC- 

 TIVENESS BY FRACTURING THE 

 BRANCHES. 



Boots before Pruning marked where they should be cut. 



spring in the case of decidu- 

 ous trees, but it is not advis- 

 able to delay till after active 

 growth has commenced. As 

 regards evergreens, root-prim- 

 ing when necessary should be 

 performed either late in the 

 summer or in the spring 

 when growth is becoming 

 active. 



The productiveness of fruit 

 trees may also be increased by 

 checking the growth of the cur- 

 rent season's shoot?, as the more 

 the sap is retarded in its circula- 

 tion, the greater will be the ten- 

 dency to develop fruit buds. 

 This practice also encourages the 

 formation of fruit bearing spurs. 

 Growth may be retarded by pinch- 

 ing back the young shoots, and 

 twisting, bending or fracturing 

 wood of an older growth. 



Pruning to prevent the spread 

 of Disease. Whenever branches 

 become affected with any disease 

 that may have caused injury to 

 the wood, it will be advisable to 

 cut them off as far back as the 

 evil can be traced. Trees are 

 often seriously injured by dis- 

 eased wood being left upon them. 

 It will also often be advisable 



