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irALhlihG "TS^iPORARY" TREES 



w'e occasionally see fruit trees in which pruning v/ounds have been painted t. 

 .-right red or green. The writer recalls one orchard in \vhich wounds as small as 

 ..alf an inch in diameter had been carefully painted. Obviously, this represents 

 u vmste of time and paint. But there is a way in v/hich paint of any color may 

 be used to good' advantage in a closely planted orchard, VJherever crov/ding has 

 begun or threatens to be a problem in a few years, a paint mark on the trunk of 

 each of the trees destined for ultimate removal simplifies the pruning job, 

 Having decided which rows are temporary, only a little time is required to make 

 this identifying mark on the same side of each tree in those rov>rs. Then, at 

 pruning time, there need be no question about v;hich tree is temporary and v/hich 

 is permanent. The former may be slashed back enough to provide needed space, 

 temporarily, while the permanent treos are allowed to spread out naturally. Ilaij 

 an hour spent in wielding a paint brush v.dll help to eliminate guessv/ork in 

 orchard reorganization. No ladder is needed for this task, and one paint mark 

 on the trunlc may result in more benefit than dozens of paint narks on pruning 

 wounds here and there in the tree, 



A Ilursery Oddity - Imagine finding an apple on a one-;^ear whip,* 

 That actually happened tnvice in a Pennsylvania nursery last 

 summer. The Yellovf Delicious trees in question were well grovm 

 VThips, budded in August, 1947, V/hether or not the bud had 

 differentiated before or< after budding is unimportant. The fact 

 is that the bud resulted in a blossom cluster the following 

 spring, and that a vegetative shoot developed alongside to form 

 a one-year whip about three feet tall. One of the blossaiis v.-as 

 pollinated and a well-formed apple was found about four inches 

 from the ground when the nursery was inspected in late July. 

 The nurseryman might be justified in claiming that his trees 

 are "ready to bear". At least he could prove his claim. 



Tvjenty- eight Compete for 3 Prizes - Compe- 

 tition was keen at the Pennsylvania Farm 

 Show fruit exhibit January 10-14. In the 

 Red Rome Class, for example, there were 28 

 plates, and in the Rome Class about the same 

 number. Total attendance at the Shov; ^vas 

 reported to be half a million, 



The 1949 Apple Spray Chart - A supply of the nev;-ly revised 

 apple spray chart ]ias been delivered to each of the County 

 Extension Offices, Your copy may be in the mail by the time 

 this issue of FRUIT NOTES is received. 



