Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-30
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PRUNING or THE DIFFEREST VARI
ErTEs OF FRUIr TREES
W., ,,;lI b-rfu with the apricot, and
taltbough but little attention Is paid to
Ills sneeies compared with Others in this
locality. chiefly owing to its early bloom
ing aud therefore liability for the fruit
to be destroyed by frost, we will describe
the best mode Of pruning 1t; and in do
ing so we cannot do better as has been
admitted by the practical hortieuiturists
in this country than to quote
the remarks Of Mr.. Loudon, IN his
g sFuevclopedia of Gardening upon
this subject, given by him at
length. We will, however, first
observe that the apricot has borne good
crops at and near Cincinnati about five
times in thirty-five years only. Mr..
Toudon saws " The winter pruning
should either be performed at the fall Of
the leaf. OF at mild intervals from that
time to the beginning OF March lin
northern latitudes Just before the swelling
of the bud1.u - If il is deferred until the
buds begin TO swell, the promising shoots
can be better distinguished. This prun-
ing comprehends a general regulation
bofb of the last years shoots and Of the
ether branches. The apricot bears upon
the wood of the previous year and
upon spurs arising from that which IS
older
A general supply of the most regularly
plsced young shoots must be everywhere
| retained for successionsl bearers the en-
sring wear. Cut out some of the most
naked parts Of the last two years bearers,
and old branches not furnished with a
| competent supply of young wood or With
fruit spurs cut either to their origin or
TO some well directed lateral, as most ex-
pedient to make room for training a
new supply Of the young bearers retained,
and cut away all deeayed wood or old
stuups. Generally observe in this pruning
10 retain a leadingshOOt at the end of each
branch, either a naturally placed term
fual-where q vacancy is to be furnished,
one formed into proper leader by cut
ting to It, Let the sheOts retained for
bearers be moderately shortened, strong
shoots being reduced the least-one-
fourth or less Of their length from those
which are weak take away one-third
and sometimes half This will cOnduce
TO the production of a sbmpetency OF
lateral shoots the ensGing summer,
from the lower and middle-plaeed eyes.
As small fruit spurs, an inch or two
long, often appear on some ef the
! branches of two or three years, these
SPURS should generally be retained for
bearing. and thick clusters of spurs,
which are apt to be formed upon aged
trees, should be thinned.
THE PEAR.
This fruit does not, like the apricot,
bear upon the wood of the previous sea-
son, but on permanent spurs, and the
method Of treating then. is important.
! The causes which render il necessary
to train the pear against walls in Eng
land. are not offered in this country.
There they want 10 obtain ali the heat
they can, which this method does, in
that country. Here the heat would be
too great against walls. There they
train a grest number of nearly all the
fruits nat against brick and stone walls
and wooden fences, as well as on eSpd-
Tiers or open tTellis-wOrk. Here the sun
is powerful enough to allow us to cn!u-
vate the peach, nectarine and apricot
as standards, which there they can not
do.
STANDARD TRAINING THE PEAR
A bud Of one wears growth will, OF
course, be a straight shoot having buds
from the base to the extremity. As the
sap always seeks the highest point, those
4 buds which are at the end will grow
most rapidly. If the shoot has been
strong. this would carry the limbs Of the
tree too high, and leave the stem very
slender: therefore il is cut back to the
hight from which il is desired to have
the highest limbs start, which should be
from two and half TO three feet.
At the close of the second year the
Young tree will present trunk, from
which four shoots or branches have pro-
ceeded, the central one being the high
est. At the next winters pruning, the
leading OF highest branch must be cut
back considerably, and also the other
three branches, but the lower branches
must be left rather the longest, because
| the force of the sap tends upward, and
these will elOngate slower. The next
summer the buds upon these limbs are
pinched to three or four leaves, except
two at the ends, which are allowed TO
grow. At the end Of the third there are
one or two additional branches grown
from the first four branches. At the
third winter these two are to be very
much shortened The same course
should be pursued until the tree has
! attained about twelve feet, when these
terminal shoots, which are allowed tc
grow during the summer, to draw up the
san into the fruit buds below them, are
cut back to one eye every year.
Ii may be suggested, how can such a
course be pursued with a tree thirty OF
{ forty feet in hight? The answer IS, thai
: a good eultivat0r will not allow his trees
S TO attain that hight. While summer
/ pruning generally holds the vigOr OF th'
: tree in check, vet il is sometimes neces'
I 80 WI
will give some description of hereafter
: After the tree has arrived at full size, al
S the pruning which is essential is, cut
: / ting back the growths upon the end o
J each limb, and trimming the spurs
$ The method Of pruning the dwarf PEI
: is the same as that upon the standard o
S free stock. BY proper training, the lat
j ter can be planted as near as dwarfs, ant
Z will succeed as well as wheU at a create
S distance.
5 THE CHERRY.
I, This fruit is so uncertain a crSp whel
s left to itself, and yet so delicious that
s is well TO devise some method of prunin
{ 1 which shall, if possible, remove the Oh
d stacles TO its culture. Il is Of very wig
IS orous habit, even upon poor soils, and L
: northern climates does not always ripel
y its wood sufficiently 10 escape unscathe
.
q cannot make this complaint Of it muc
n here. While the tree is forming, tn
IS young shoots should be directed properly
s and the winter pruning should nc
Is be performed until all danger OF col
Is weather is passed. When II ha
: attained the hight which we de
s sire, mot more than fifteen feet
rs the pruning should be done in way Z
= check its luXuriance. A low, nat, yer
4 rich and rather wet soil is unsuitable
ls this fruit. Root pruning will accom-
: plish this checking, but more mil
Z operation may be attempted first an
Y the former used as the next resor
1s This tree pushes its buds with great foTC
Is in the spring, and eXpends considerao
y strength 10 the process. Therefore
= pruning is done after the buds have we
y swollen, we shall probably arrest its tt
Is great vigor The morellO varieties bei
p frujt upon the wood Of the previous SCI
is son, and regard should be had to col
ct slant supply Of new wood, and IN
= which has produced should be cut out.
THE VINE.
> Totally different from that Of any
the plants to which we have referred,
The pruning Of the vine. It produces
fruit on wood Of the same season
kAhn III stA4A Ab1 xvi 10 tAAIANAeAN
encouraged. AS the size and quality
: the bunch and berry are Influenced co
, siderably by the strength of the cane,
is evident that, for constant fruitfulne'
a succession OF youngYood must be s
-, cured. Almost as any methods
loi training the vine have been reeomme
ded as men who grew il, each hsviI
ck advantages, yet all being simil
., in the endeavoF 10 keep the trel
u covered with bearing wood, VIII
ed the vine Is planted, it should be {
down so as TO leave one eye TO gro
Some accident might destroy this, no
Z. ever, and two or three should, thereto
be left at the fall pruning, when tho
which are snpeTfiuous should
DESTROYED. The first season this b
.nd Should throw a straight shoot of seye
his feet. During November it should be
Of haek TO five eyes; if it is delayed M
-SS oS snring. the wound viii bleed. weakeni
he the vine and causing the shoots to st
ne with less vig0r. This stump will sh
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