The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-04-13

W ttattNtu ttt EFOMtu uilta ktcp " Stull0n-
ary Pruned In Spring, there Is no loss
Of foliage, but d rapid determination oI
sap into the remaining buds, Go restore
the balance between root and branch n
and hence q vigorous growth. Hence.
700, we see why II Is better to TRANSPLANT
small trees than larger ones. The frst
can be taken up with little mntiIation oI
root and branch. and when again set out,
they 60 on their way almost as II they
had not been disturbed. The latter can
not be nnearthed without cutting on and
mangling many Of their roots, and so in
Producing arrangement and disease into
the whole structure Something can be
done, II is true, toward restoring the eqni-
libridm Of the parts, BY cutting on a large
portion Of the branches at the time OF
transplanting; but this gives the tree an-
other severe shock; IL depriyrs ii Of a
large part Of its celebrating organs. and
so, between the double abuse, il Ii d long
time before it RECEIVERS if 1t ever docs J
from the severe injuries. .5.. -.:.z
The effect OF irjudicious pruning may
be seen IN almost every orchard. How
many q large limb is hewn on, and the
stump not being properly protected from
the elements, decays and briggs disease
into the entire trcel The natural life Of
the apple tree, when growing in the field
tundisturbcd, il about n century Of years;
yet, III Inany Of. our orchards, Il seldom
reaches beyond half That period. SO much
for civilizationi (. :. II. +: ,.ii..
Must we, therefore, not prune at all2
BY no means 1t Is the heroic style we
|inTeigh against, and would have dispensed
with as soon as possible. Moderate and
timely pruning has much 10 recommend it.
The beauty Of a tree and its fruitfulncss
may be promoted by it, and that with
little injury to the trees health. Plainly,
however, to accomplish this, the work
must be begun very early, and take the
character Of training rather than Of prun-
ing; the cxclsions being done mostly with
thumb and finger, or with no more for
tnidable instrument than jack.knife. Let
the saw be broken, md the Ratchet
buried. ls, n VI. ..t5
In pruning for beauty, all that is need
fnl is to begin with the young tree, nip
out any cross-brancIles that appear, pinch
of any one-sided, li.shaped shoots, and
terdeay0r to keep the tree symmetrical.
Within such general limits, let the tree
develop its own pecaliarities, and It viii
be beautiful according to lis. kind. When.
ever branch larger than ones little fin.
ger must be taken of, the. wound should
be covered with grating wax or sheIinc.
In pruning for ffuitiulnesS, the aim Is
to impede the perpendicular How cr sap,
and the tendency TO make more wood
This is often effected By cutting ont the
central shoot, and BY fagoring, in various
ways. a horizontal growth of branches.
This checks the wood making force, and
promotes disposition of fruit buds. This
also gives the. tree q more globular-shaped
thcnd, and so exposes the fruit TO light and
iair, and improves its appearance and
favor
As to the best time Of year for pruning,
This may depend somewhat upon the OBJ
jcet we wish to accomplish. Ii we want
to guide the growth Of the tree into new
directions, or to stimHiatc stunted tree,
the last Of Winter, or very early In Spring
may answer; though the best authorities
prefer the Fall or late Summer. But, To
diminish rapid growth, TO promote fruit.
bearing, and for most other purposes, the
early Summer Is the best time. After
pruning IN Spring, there Is apt to be a
troublesome growth Of suckers, just below
the wound, increasing the evil which il
was designed to remedy. Then, too, tho
! flow Of crude sapin the Spring is so very
strong, It is difficult to stop IL; it ooze'
4 ont from the wounds, and runs down, cor
/ roding the surrounding bark and wood
{tofteu engendering decay. But wheI
pruning is done Ia the month Of june, th'
wounds ore protected by the foliage, tn,
first strong upward flow Of sap is over
aud the descending sap is elaborated int
Ecambium or new wood, which begins a
Ionce to heal over the wounds, and TO pre-
serve them from decay,--AmerieaM dgri
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