Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-09
Time for Pruning Pruit Trees.
Continued from First Page,

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have not spoken Of the second
and third orewths to which apple
,rees ~. liable. Most trees take
second growth in August and Sep
TENDER; and some third growth run
ming them into October or even ilrst
of November before the WORK ~ nna'
r;neninq of wood commences, whioh
carries the unripe tree SO late that y
is Impossible for the remaining short
spol of warm weather to ripen the
wood Tor winter; CT course ~ sucn
eases trees arc top, crotch ana oody
killed and eternally used up by the
next ensuing snap Of cold weather,
however moderate the cold Trees
NAV we'll stand a second growth ana
set prepare for winter, but DOUBT II
a third growth can or ever did result
otherwise than fatal. As before OBJ
served. these second and third
GRO wths may always be hindered or
lessened by pruning the tops--there'
by checking the growth and leaving
less tops TO be matured. Third
growths very often produce blossoms,
second growths never. Blossoms
promise wide destruction OF trees the
ensuing year-really to date from the
first fall frost. Trees which never
make third growth ere of course not
ed among the hardest known varlc-
ties. And if trees could be made TO
take but one growth 4 season, they
would be as hardy rs pines or oaks,
which always make but one.
Sol, would appear that what i call
Oh ",riater kiHing' in the tops, crotch
cs or south side Of body Of trees - all
owing to the un"ipc condition OF trees,
and not owing to any degree OF cold,
however extreme. Here | shall be
met by fiat discredit Of most orchard
men; but all who patiently read what
precedos and have made good obser-
walton during their eNl erlcnce will
agree to ny final conclusions, if such
enter al once upon my practice.
further affirm that diseased II
culation from such natural cause, or
from artificial cause, inuntimely prun-
inc. or from accident. always pres
ccdes such visible effects SO miscalled
s',eiater killing"
The prunng of limbs mal>formed
at the crotch-indicated by the bark
of crotch turning in between instead
Of outward and upward, / would es-
pecially enioin. You cannot mistake
the forks or crotches thus NAL form
ed Only press outward the prongs
of any crotch, and if they open you
will find decayed matter between.--
Such docayed matter, composed Of
dead bark, ferments so soon rs water
or sap comes in contact therew on a
warm day. Then it is that such forks
are killed by the poisoned matter en-
tering the circulation by absorption;
such diseased matter also passes
down the circuatory organs ut the
south side of the tree and massing ut
the base, produces either dry or run
4 ming sores Such diseased matter
cannot pass below the necl. Of trees,
because the wood ut neck IS too in
fnitcssimally fine in the grain, or the
duets too small for any coarse mat
ter to pass through them into the
roots, You therefore never see
tree killed or even diseased below its
neck or below the top Of the ground
the exceptions only establishing
the rule Therefore, cut away the
more deformed prong Of every mas
form ID fox. Cut low, certainly some
below the apex ofthe crotch-enough
( below to remove all damn red matter.
Lancaster, Wis, July lst 1867, &c COVER.