Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-04-11

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/ and water shoots they are like some
/ mems children and cat up the substance
/ o! the parent as n matter Of course,
/ see that the lead Is well shaped, and
/ equally balanced
II The proper time for pruning Is mat
/ ter Of discussion, and open 10 every
/ mans opinion. My belief Is that she
! spring, wLen HE buds f'Si begin 10 speH,
Is, as general rule, the best season. -
4 The sap is then beginning to how gigo-
II rously, and the wounds heal quickly .-
have known wounds on the apple, of
an inch and half in diameter to cover
completely with bark in one season
! when pruned at this time, and later {;
trees may be pruned adyaniag"ously
! from this time uutll they come INTO iuii
! flower ; but when II Is done later IN Tho
| season, many fresh buds will be destroy
/ ed, aud If large branches are taken out
50 much of the sap l. taken away with
them always rut close To the limb ct
body ! the wound heals sooner and
leaves no spur where the wound l.
large, smooth tho edges with Shary
II knife, and cover it with 1t thin coating
If grating wax ; 1t viii be OF great ser.
vice.
4 The ArrLE, produces It's blossoms
upon wood ol il former year, and upon
branches two or more years old ; these
continue in bearing often for several
years they should not, therefore, be
shortened, unless when stretching too
lar, or for some such good reason. H.
some Of the upright growing sorts, IT l.
best 10 take out the centre shoot il
makes the head more open aud spread
ing.
\ The Pear, shows lis flowers the
same as the apple somc OF the varir-
ties incline TO run up, they do better
then II headed down when Young. La
espaIlots aud dwarf trees, some summer
pruning Is desirable and necessary !;
pinch out, with the thumb and finger
COR take out with the kniic) when quite
lIyoLns, such shoots as would otherwise
become supcriluous, aud take oil the
/ growth oi The tree. The shoots intend
ed for fruit should be allowed to grow
long, aud be shortened when necessary
III the succeeding spring. \ very prct-
~ way Of growing dwarf trees i, to
head them dowu, aud then tain three or
four strong shoots around hoop placed
h in the middle
/ OUNCES, to make large and inc fruit,
should be kept thin Of branches aud free
from decayed wood.
Il The Peach aud NEcrARINE, bear
| upon wood Of the preceding year, rare
H ly upon that which is older. BE care
'uI to keep the trees free from dead aud
/ dying wood prune IN the spring, and
cut IN the young shoot one quarter to
one third, according to their strength.
/ No trees are more nee ected ia this par
\ ticular than these, and none suffer more
/ Tor the want Of fjudcious pruning.
/ The APRICOT, generally flowers upon
wood orthc former year, aud casually
4 upon spurs Prune in the spring, from
/ the first TO the middle Of March, and
II shorten the bearing shoots - to I-3
\ remove all superiluous wood, and that
which is old and useless. This fruit
does well trained latteraly on walls and
fences, spurs projecting more than 3
inches, rarely ripen fruit, it is too far
from the direct flow of the sap, they
should be taken out. Trees Of any
kind trained in this way, should never
3e allowed TO make top. The sap
ilnws without obstruction, in direct
course, and makes all the growth there.
Pears, plumS, aprcots, &c. trained in /
this way, will show fruit sooner than oir
Standards
The PUN, bears upon wood Of two
years old and older the shoots should
not be shortened, but when not wanted,
cut out clean it shortened, too much
wood will be the consequence on Young
trees on old ones the wounds will |.
gum and spoil.
The CHERRY, bears upon spurs of
branches two and three years old, and
more the branches should not De l
shortened, as a general rule when
the tree is inclined to stretch u2 too T.
nigh, take out the leading shoot, at one 1
Of the whorls Of branches at height to
please the eye. Standards require but
Iitle pruning.
The GoosEBERRY, may be pruned of
wafery aud cross shoots IN the summer.
with advantage To the present and lu-
ture crop. In the spring cut out the
mossy and Old wood retain of the
young wood only the well ripened strong
shoots shorten them when long and II
Struggling, but little otherwise. The \.
Irult Is borne upon wood Of the former
year and upon spurs aud snagS ten or
twelve shoots is enough for any bat
strong plants this fruit is much i'm
proved by pruning as is also
The CuRRANr, which requires much
the same treatment
The RNsPBERRY All the old canes
should be taken out in the spring, #
not done before The fruit il borne
upon wood Of the preceding years
growth, and if that which has borne is
cut away Immediately after the crop. Il
the young shoots will be much stronger. .l
Three, four or five canes to each stool. 'i
according To its age should be selected n.
and shortened To three, four or i've feet
~ height in the spring the rest cut
clean away