The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-15
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ETOmb@8 70 umOWe0 ErNusS0bAeeos
There ave various modes BY which the
object can he secured, either one Of which
We deem preferable 10 rOOt pruning. Their
adoption may depend much upon the con.
ditiOn OF the tree, its habits Of n with,
fertility and moisture Of the soil. and pc.
ruliarities Of the climate. Where the
habit Of unlruitGulness arises solely from
an appsrent exuberance Of growth in.
duccd by sterling fertility Of the soil,
almost any method that sill detract 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 eOil is distracted OF kept
from acting directly upon the tree growth,
will almost, in all cases, cause tree 10
set its fruit buds more prOfuscly than
though the full vigor Of wood growth had
hsen permitted. In . California climate,
however, care should be had that che veg.
citation so produced does not i'm too great
. degree abstract the moisture from the
soil, 10 the detrimrnt Of the fullest deVel.
Opment Of the trees fruit
The last mode to be described in this
place Is the one which, though not always
the most effective, Is Of the easiest appli.
cation. and, when jndiciously Praeticsd,
will. whilst Il generally secures the object.
work no injury either to the health Of the
tree or the fertility Of the soil. Il consist
not in pruning, but euttiag-ia, or short.
cning the limbs Of the trees q the proper
season. Cutting.in the limbs Of the trees
is practiced at different seasons Of the
year for three very distinct purposes.
Fintly. to give symmetry to the tree
secondly, to promote the growth Of fruit
spurs and buds and lastly, to cause the
new growth Of wood 70 ripen fully befGre
the auturnnal froslS shall injurc it. For
the frat, the cuttiNg-in should be per.
formed both in winter or early spring
before vegetation starts, OF upon the new
wood Of the present season; and, &c upon
the latter, then never later than the mid.
die Of June or the LIST Of July in most Of
Gur CaliCosniA climates. y. !
To secure Q concentration Of sap for
the purpose Of promoting : growth Of
fruit buds and spurs, cut back from The
middle to the last Of August, about one
third Of the length Of the growing wood; !.
upon the larger and more luxUrisnt liwbs,
One-fOurth their length 10 enough.
A further observation may not Do amiss
here. II . more severe cutting back,
amounting to an injUdicious one, Be given
at 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 Q complete perversiOn Of the
object sOaeAl RINcVIce md observation
alone, can render . man an adept ct cut
ting IN fruit trees judioioaHly. Fee the
perfect maturatiOn Of the seasons growth,
@s pFsRaFatiOn EoP the AFOsls Of wla.pE,
the cutting TO the extent Of oNe.toufth Of
the extFeme ends Of the limbs Of poach
andsnch other trees 40 c0ntinGeiN growth,
made from the middle b the last o. Sep.
TENDER, win cause the wood Of the n.
naming portions Of the limbs 70 mature
and harden more fully than otherwise
would Be- the case. A jGdiciOUs cUtting.in,
We bs.ieVs, from . long and successful
practice, tOsbs mode 70 inducs the fruit,
fulNess Of trees. decidedly superior to
root pI uning. H.. -. q