The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-31
AGRICULTURE.
PRUNING TREES.

/ In Loudons Encyclopedia of Agriculture
! kalcndaral Index far jniy, II is remarked TIM
a tins season viz. Juls answers perfectly vel
for pruning all softs al trees and II their leHyr.
x spray were mn object for fodder. as IN Sweden
X Italy, no doubt II would be preferred, Wound.
IN trees do not now bleed rs they sometimes du
in spring aud autumn. aud they heal aud are in
parl covered with bari, hciorc the approach al
winter" A scientific friend ct the EGnor. who
is likewise n practical hortlcrltmist. assures II.
that he has found by experience that the mouth
OF lnly is mt- the most tivorhlo time Tor pun.
ing grape vines for al this SEASON large branch.
IS mny Toe cut of, and ae vines vii not bleed
IN the least tmaY. therefore, not be III tuned
10 offer a few remarks On tins important branch
OF a Horticulture.
Mr. kright IN his excellent Ireaiise on He
Culture AZ The Apple nd Pear, has gwen the
following directions. " In pruning the apple
Tree aud an other standard trees. the points ot
the external branches should be rNciy where
rendered thin aud peryious 10 the light so that
the internal parts of the uce may not be wholly
shaded bv The external puts. The light should
penetrate deeply into the uec on every side. but
not any where through H. When the pTuner
has iudicluusy executed his work, every pari
nj the tree, internal rs well as external, will he
productive OF fruit aud the external pat III
lection than injury from the external tree.
thus p'uucd, viii mol onl, produce much more
fruit but VIII also be able To- support heavier
load Oft without danger OF beng lHukeni for
any gwen weight will deprcss the branch, uot
supply M proportion taits quantity, bur n the
compound proportion 81 ITS quantity. aud ns
horizontal distance from tbe puint OF su. pension
by mode oil q. ton shnlar 10 that OF the weight
otthc beam oi the steel ynrd aud hence "A hum
drrd and airy pounds, suspended az one fool
distance hom the troHk vii distress the branch
which supports II, no more than zen pounds n
h.tccu feet disinnrc would do Every tee will
therefore support lalg.r weight of trut with
nj danger Of being bfakru, IN proportion ~ the
parts otsuCb weight aie made 10 approach nenr-
"a 60 iiS cHnuc.
Each variety oil the apple tree has It's own
pcCnIHr lo,m OF rto~ih and this II Will nltl-
nHtrlN assume, ia considerable degree, IN de
G1icr ot lhc MT OF the piuucr. something may
nevertheless be lone To correct Whatever = de
feebVc When tire growth ol any variety IS
weak and ,cclniog, me principal stem should
be trained to u cons, 1ernb'e height before II be
allowed - produce branches aud Il any of
these take a horizontal o. prndent direction.
1heY should be regularly taken OF. One pm.
opal leading stem should be- encouraged almost
Ia the s"Jum'i "a the Tree. 10 prevent u sudden
DIVISION into Two larse bonehs Of nearly equ8I
strength for the fork winch these form is ap
todNide and brcah when the bpuuohc. are loa.
de3 with fru,r. All cBorts 10 give young trees a
round aud rrcularV spreading form. Whilst n
tie uorscry, wa he found injurious ia the future
siaso Of then rrn,th. laIse branches should
rarely or never be arpntated.'
H. however pruning = commenced alta pro
per sage OF the growth Of the tree, and properly
aud seasounbly attended 70. II will rarely be ur
cersnry TO ta,r of "a Large limit, and small ones
II cut close aud smooth. may be taken of nt ars
season. see r. ] Farmer vol. l,l. page 30