Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-12-10
From the American Farmer.
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT
TREES.
{ Concluded.
TRIM MING.

TRIMMING.
As the trees progress in growth and
size the all important work OF trimming
must be carefully attended to, or else
much OF the puriment of the trees will
be wasted in supertluous wood, which,
though neglected al first, must finally be
cut away, leaving the large wounds which
sometimes kill the trees. In order to
preserve all the nutrment possible to
go into the bearing branches, regular
plan must be adopted ~ forming the
head of the tree, something like the fol-
lowing; let three limbs branch out
from the main stem at equal distances
from each other, and al suitable height
to plough under, (unless for spade cui
ture, then the lower the better and then
let the main stem grow about two lee,
higher, from near the top of which train
three more limbs so as to be above the
vacancy of the lower limbs, which will
give six to form the head OF the tree,
from each of which encourage side
branches, sufficient only 10 fill the proba-
BILE space when the tree is 90 years old
to do which they will be very thin for the
first 7 or 10 years. AT the same TINE
take care to cut away all under and up
per shoots, forming each limb into kind
OF Ian, which will receive the rays oil the
sun equally, and ripen the fruit we'll.
When the main limbs grow long and
slender, shorten them, and the wood will
become strong and vigorous, and the
fruit in consequence will grow much
larger. Much nutriment is lost, and
the growth of the trees retarded by ne
glecling to rub off the young sprouts
about the first OF June, when lender, and
before they have exhausted the tree
much, and the wound will Immediately
heal over.
PEACH TREES-HoW TO MANAGE.
The above treatment will suit either
apples or peaches but to raise good
peach fruit al this time, requires much
more care and attention, in consequence
of the worm and yelloWs. The latter
may be prevented by rich mellow ground,
and the former by care and attention !;
the worm which attacks the tender bark
OF the peach tree, at or near the surface
Of the ground, Is the most formidable
enemy we have to contend with; and by
adopting means to prevent the fly in the
summer season from deposilibg their
eggs ON a peach tree, near the surface oil
the ground, until they reach the tender
bark Of the roots of the tree on which
they feed, and in time entirely destroy
the same. Many ways and means have
lately been recommended to prevent
their effects : such as plastering around
the roots with lime mortar, on the sur
face of the ground, binding piece OF
pitched or tarred canvass tight around
the tree, near the ground, and covering
the lower edge with earth; both which
will prevent the fly from laying their
eggs in situation where, when hatched,
they can obtain nourisbment, and conse-
ouenty perish. But both these are tenn
porary; the first will crack and give
way with the growth OF the tree and
frost; and the latter will soon decay /;
ard both will require frequent renwment,
which, If carefully attended to, would an
swer we'll, and the best Of any thing yet
recommended. We frequently fnd
trees Of year old with the worms in
them; and have thought it high time
To commence our care at the time OF
planting, and by. adopting some plan
which would last for years, without re-
curing the farmers attention twice a
year, which is often very inconvenient to
him, and much oftener neglected, and
thus the trees die. The plan have
thought Of, and shall with confidence
adept, in peach orchard which Intend
planning this fall, is to make reug" boxes
six or eight inches in the clear, and twelve
inches long, and open at each end; on
planting the trees, propose planting
one Of these boxes round each tree, the
lower end to be sunk into the ground
abou. three inches; ! will then fill up
the box with sand, which will be about
nine inches above the surface OF the
ground, and will remain in dry state ;
and Of course will not render the bark ol
the tree tender. and psryious to young