PRUNING NURSERY STOCK 



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FIG. 128 



YEARLING PEACH BEFORE PRUNING 

 This tree was cut back to 18 inches when 



set, but did not develop any branches near 



the top. 



danger has passed and the trees 

 down to business. 

 This plan is generally 

 more successful than 

 that of trying to de- 

 velop a new frame 

 limb where too few 

 have been started or 

 one has been lost. Prac- 

 tical orchardists are by 

 no means unanimous 

 in their methods of 

 starting the head. It 

 may be said that suc- 

 cess may follow each 

 method and no, 

 method as has been 

 shown (151) by the 

 Rhode Island Experi- 



three buds on such 

 branches as may be 

 well enough placed to 

 form the head, the bal- 

 ance of the wood being 

 cut off. While five 

 branches are generally 

 advised, yet it is often 

 better to start with six 

 or eight, spaced as far 

 apart as possible. 

 Should an accident oc- 

 cur, the injured branch 

 may be cut out and yet 

 not spoil the top. 

 Should no injury occur, 

 the inferior limbs may 

 be removed when such 

 are beginning to settle 



FIG. 



129 SAME TREE AS IN FIG. 128 

 AFTER BEING PRUNED 



