Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-31
FARM and I. GARDEN.
Practical Suggestions on the Tine and Man
her ct sP'rnning Trees Intended Tor Tin.
Der Minor Topics.

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n aie 80 ntspaiaply INJURED and whole L'.l
lh;rts,' fehuered5 useless elt by mn
-. anu ino ls.; inmate pruning
anu Nnolesaie nl l1VEIl tlon.
MANY Man authorities al, OF agree that pruning
Is Dene1lclal and essential in promot-
ing the Profitable growth Of most
hardwood 'rl trees, but this may be rem
defed less necessary IN certain situa-
tons by thick planting and iudicious
timely timely thinning. Pruning should
commence l1nArl' g when the trees are three or
tour years old, and should be contin-
u 's. II necessary during the after
grown OF the tree. NO general rules
can, however, be laid down on this
point which shall equally apply to all
circumstances r and situations. There
Is no doubt that much ct the success
OF pruning depends on The manner IN
Whlch 1t IS performed. Branches
which are TO be amputated should be
cut on clean, smooth, and close, max
ing tho stroke upward, and with a
snarP OH, =, IN ORDER that the pough
nay not splln.er ahe ess carry away WIN
IL poiI,ons u the DARK from the pole.
Mhicn IS poth dangerous ana insight,
y. Altnougn IL IS gen1eraiiy agreed
1nae one leao1nS shoot snoulo ne pre-
sel'eu, ~ Is an erroneous Practlce TO
sut aw ~, az W siue pta i at once,
~ sh.,, ~ tem u! u large poughs
e n1oH' ~ asolueu a. ~ as posslp,e.
Ai1nouSn .alu"oou 1tees senerally
ue ey' oenent rom pr1n!h9' cohl1erous
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49, 81, uniess unGei sPee'ai circumstances,
az: AM Inen on1y VIII great care ana
!uugnent. Inc pruning OF umper
Trees mas hau mai.y warm adVocaees'
~ ocoGiaho' ana no one
petnaps mas explained tne real or
1maglna1y advantages ay OF the system
De'tel tnan ~. .O1eo. Nc says 10
manage "ooas "a proper manner,
YUM VLees snouiu ue ehamlEea wen
tno :niru year aitef 1hey are pianted'
Anu II more tnan one leaalhS shoe5 IS
3ounu ~ eA,s'3 the oes' snou1o oe Sc
i'3. ~ a1u ~ oln u snoIteneu 10 one
n"1. slo lenR'n u the selecteo shoot.
inns practlce OF examining the
trees should De continued every year
until they are about fifteen feet n
helght. Ihese Shortcomings, however,
must not pc connned TO superhuous
ieadlng SHOOTS, bGt extend to any
nrahch Whlch IS gaming a dlspropor-
tl2nate ascendency over other branches
OF the same years growth. AT tirst,
and Tor some time previous. to this
stage OF the growth OF the plant, the
shortcomings should be more carefully
performed than is necessary after
ward. The process OF examining a
tree IS simple one; it is done in a
moment ny the pruner casting his eye
over the Whoie tree and detecting the
branches which require to be short
ened: as general rule, where 1t IS
1ound that any branch mas a greater
grown upon u IMAM the leading shoot,
1t should be shortened BY cutting to
about half the Lengths OF the leader.
writer's dl1fer mnch regarding the best
way OF cutting OH the branches. BY
some 1t has beenrecommended to leave
snaggs--that is, to allow few inches
to remain between the stem and the
place where the branch is cut Oft. This
is pad system. Even granting that
trees suffer much by bleeding when
cut close to the stem. that bleeding
Will soon be prevented ny the wound
becoming healed. There are two evils
attending the Practlce OF leaving
snags. In the elm and many other
trees OF considerable size an effort is
made by the tree to cover the snag
long oe1ore lts grown IS suhclent 70
reach .ne ainPutated part, ana me
consequence IS tna1 q large knos IN the
WOOD IS formed, thus de1eatinRg one OF
the princlpai oD1ects winch t It IS the
business o. OF the prnner TO accomplish.
but ahother EVIL consequent upon TINS
practlce' where no effort IS made by
the tree to cover it until the annual
increase OF the alburnum 1clrcles Shall
nave cone SO, IS tnat inc snag' I'D
resinous trees IN parGloular' IS Always
maple 60 pleeo until 1t IS healed' or
When me snag mas 1ost us ,.Fita11sy II