The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-15

PrWnim9 60 0@Ans0 Bv1os6ADaess.
There are VariOas nsades ~ which the
object can be aecueed. either one Of which
we deem preferable to r,rOt pruning. Their
adoption may d<pend much upon the con.
dition Of the tree. its habits Of ~ with,
fertility and moisture Of ths sOil, aHd Pc.
- ..uliaFities Of che climate. Where the
habit Of unGruitfuIneSa arises solely from
an apparent exubrrsnce Of growth in.
dnced By . sterling fertility Of the sOil,
almost any method that wilI detSsct from
the effect Of that fertility upon the tree
will effect the object In degree. The
culture Of plants or vegetables around the
tree, by which portion Of the fertility
Of the surface ROil is distracted or kept
from scting directly upon the tree grOwth,
will almost in all cases, cause tree TO
set its fruit buds more prOfuscly than
though the full vigor Of wood growth had
heen permitted. In California climate,
however, care should be had that thc veg.
citation 30 produced does not iH too great
. degree abstract the HlOistuVe from the
ROil, 10 the detFiment Of the fullest devel.
Oplnent Of the trees fruit
The last mode to be described in this
place Ii the one which, though not always
the most effective. is OF the easiest appli.
cstiOn, and when jWdiciOusly praeticed,
will. whilst Il generally secures the object.
work 40 injury either to the health Of the
tree or the fertility Of the soil. II consist
not In pruning. but euttin0-iA, or short.
ening the limbs OF the trees at the proper
season. Cutting.in theAlimbs Of the trees
is practiced at different seasons Of the
year for three very distinct purposes.
Firstly, to give symmetry 20 the tree
secondly, TO promote the growth Of fruit
spurs and buds; and lastly, to cause the
new growth Of wood tO Fipen fully bef6re
the sutumnal frOsts shall iHjure IL For
the 6rst, the cutting-in should be per
formed both in winter or early spring
before vegetation starts, or upon the new
wood Of the present season and, II upon
the latter, then never later than the mid.
die Of June or the lSt Of July IN most Of
GuF Caiis0smia climates. ''e''h
To secure Q concentration Of gapv for
the purpose Of promoting Q growth Of
fruit buds and spurs, cut back GFOsa Ehs
middle to the last Of August, about one.
third Of the length Of the growing weed |;
upon the larger and more luxUrisnt limbs,
One-fourth their length is enOugh.
A further 0bservFtiOn may not be Amiss
here. IL Q more severe cutting back,
amounting to en- iajudiciOus one, Be given
ct this season Of the year, instead Of pro.
noting the growth Of fruit buds, an en-
tire new growth Of fresh wood is induced,
which is : complete perversiOn Of the
object sOaeAk PsAeacsF shd observation
al0ne, can render man an adept ct cut
ting "a frie srees judidOsselE Fee ths
PeFlect maturatiOn Of the saAs0a's grQwth,
as : pFeSaFati0n foe the ltOets of -,
che cutting 20 the extent Of One.toast6 og
the extreme ends ef the li@bs Of psseA
andsaeh 0eheraFess % acknowledgement,
maas lsOm the mldAls AsshsFiaag sN GSps
tembsr, viii Gauss the w0Od AZ shA r.
naming pogtions ef the, limbs 70 mature
and harden more talIy than, Otherwise
would Be the cass. A judiciOus cutting.in,
We bslgsse. from . t06k and taeSslssal
practice, tosbs : meds % induce the ftuit%
fulNess Of trees decidedly superior to
root pi antng. b,te,',. q .;.sr,