Pruning and Training 



DISBUDDING PEACHES. 



The peach produces 

 fruit on the young wood, 

 and the illustration shows 

 how to disbud the growth 

 on the bearing shoots. 



a. New growths dis- 

 budded, i.e., removed as 

 soon as the tree breaks 

 into growth. 



b. Young leading shoot 

 which is shortened back, 

 leaving 3 good leaves as 

 shown ; it then serves as a 

 sap drawer, bringing the 

 sap up to the fruit. 



c. A young shoot which 

 is left to develop and 

 ripen so as to form a 

 bearing shoot for the next 

 year. The old shoot will 

 be cut away after it has 

 served its purpose. 



x. Fruit which is left 

 to mature. The other 

 fruit will be removed as 

 soon as it is certain that 

 those marked x are safe. 



N.B. The disbudding 

 of the shoots and the 

 thinning of the fruits 

 should be done gradually, 

 not all at one time. 



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FIG. 15. Disbudding 

 Peaches. 



