Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-15
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From me America. Gardener.
PRUNING

" In pruning the apple tree and all DINER
standard trees, the points Of the external bran
.hes should he every where lett tina ana per
vinus ~ thc light; so thai the internal pafts oil
The tree NAV MOI be wholly shaded b the ester
ma parts The iigh shoUd pen'lrate deeply IN o
the tree OF very aide; butnot any "here thro'
+ When the pruner has jndiciouily executed
bis work every part OF tn" tree, internal as
well as external. Will b. productive ot irull ;
and the internal part, in natavorab'e seasons,
will rather receive protection than InJiry nom
the eternal. tree, thus ptuned, WA not on
H. produce much more fruit. bui Will also be
able 10 support heavier load of il, without
danger OF being broken for any given weight
will depress the branch, not simply in proper
lion TO its quantity, and its horizoniai distance
from the point OF suspension, by a mole OF
action similar to that OF the weight Of the beam
Of the steel yard and hence hundred and
fifty pounds, suspended ut one foot distance
from the trunk will distress the branch, which
support IL, no more than ten pounds at hiteen
fset dis ance " Juld do Ever, tree will, there
fore, support larger weight OF fruit. without
danger of being broken, in proportion as the
parts Of such weight are made to approach
nearer 10 IFS centre.
"E,ch variety of the apple tree has lis own
peculiar form OF growth; aud this IT Will uiti
maiey Ass me, in considerable degree, IN
defiance OF the art of the pruuer. Something
may nevertheless be lone 10 correct whatever
is detective When tn growth oil any variety
isweak and reclining. the principal stem should
be trained to considerable height, before IT be
allow d TO produce branches ; and il any oil
these take horizontal or pendent direction,
they should be- regularly taken of. One prin-
clpa leading stem should be encouraged almost
to III" summit of the tree, TO prevent a sudden.
DIVISION into two large bouehs OF nearly eqnsl
sirength, for the fork which these form is apt
10 divide and break when The branches are
loaded with fruit. All efforts to give young
trees round and regularly spreading form
-'h'st IN the nursery, will be found injurious IN
tine future s'ages Of their growth. Large bran
ches should rt.ely or never be ampuinted -
hnlghls I ealise on The Cnlture Of the Apple
aud Pear.
ii It recommends that The shape or figure
o, Standards should be conical. iike the natural
growth ofthe fir tree and this form, or the
pyramidal or surrey lindrical, is decidedly pre-
TERED by The French, aud universally employ
ed by the Dutch.
Ihe@aSon for pruning For all The ope-
,""ons Of pruning, which are performed on the
branches or shoots of trees. it would appear
'e PERIOD imme diately before, or csmmensu
ioudon,
MY practice has been TO prune in the
s,P'ng' beginning when the buds have scarcely
"esuh TO swell, and ending before the eypan
s,on OF the leaves. But never leave stumps
VI nn's Every branch that is taken away Is
cur close and even with the stem or limb where
grew; AID the healing of the wound com
lnehc's and proceeds kindly rs vegetation ad
hp hran oh
wound should be covered with some Kind o
piasier'"-cO! Pickering.
II, however, pruning Is commence ed at a pro
per Stage OF the growth of,hs tree, and propei
an" seasonahy attended to, il will rarely b
n ness'ssfy TO lake off large limb. and smal
any season,