PRUNING 



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Chandler ^ reports on young apple and peach trees of 

 different ages with the same general results as above indi- 

 cated, and the data from the one-year old nursery stock 

 may be taken as typical of the results. The trees were 

 selected carefulty as to uniformity of size and a part of them 

 had their opening buds removed from the trunks to a height of 

 about 18 inches, while the remainder were untreated. At the 

 end of the season, the following data were obtained : 



Table X 



ON PRUNING ONE-YEAR-OLD DELICIOUS TREES (aPTER CHANDLER) 



Reference has been made to sufficient experiments to 

 indicate the status of the subject at this time, and while it 

 would seem that practically all pruning is a dwarfing process, 

 it should not prejudice the student against the necessity of 

 such training of the young tree or pruning of the old one as is 

 necessary for the securing of a well-balanced and fruitful 

 individual. 



75. Effect of pruning on early bearing. — Of still greater 

 importance to the orchardist is whether heavy pruning of 

 young trees will hasten or delay their coming into commercial 

 bearing. In this connection it must be remembered that 

 blossoming does not necessarilj^ mean fruit production. In 

 general, it seems well established that the less pruning, the 

 sooner a tree will form fruit-spurs and fruit-buds and es- 

 tablish the bearing habit. It does not necessarily follow 

 ^ Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 1919. 



