2l8 FRUIT FARMING 



APPENDIX. 



Extract from " The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society," 

 March, 1910, 



ON PRUNING FRUIT TREES AFTER PLANTING, 



BY PERMISSION OF THE WRITER, 



J. LANSDELL, F.R.H.S. 



u The question of the pruning of fruit trees after 

 planting is one in which I have taken great interest 

 for many years. 



After making experiments for several years, and 

 closely observing what others have done, I have come 

 to the conclusion set forth below as to the best time 

 to prune newly planted trees. 



I believe there is no doubt in the minds of gardeners 

 that the best time to plant fruit trees is from 

 the middle of October to the middle of November, 

 because, by planting at that time, new roots may be 

 formed before winter, and the soil gets so well settled 

 down around them that the plants can start into 

 growth in the spring, under almost equal conditions 

 with those which have not been removed. Unfor- 

 tunately, for various reasons, all planting cannot be 

 done so early in the season. 



If young trees such as our nurserymen are in the 

 habit of sending out are planted at this time, I have 

 no hesitation in saying that the pruning should be 

 done the following spring just as the buds show some 

 signs of moving, which with most trees is about the 

 end of March. I would never prune in the autumn 



