Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-17

Recently attention was called 10
some of the causes of winter injuries
to fruit trees. A number of means OF
preventing winter injur.. either whoily
or in part. we're there suggested as the
result of observations at the different
experiment stations.
When, however. the injury has been
done, the next step Is TO hnd out now
such winter injured trees should be
treated. II. j. Eustace. OF the New F,
York state experimental station. has
recently reported the results OF expert
ments along this line. The winter or
1904 was unusually cold and long IN
New York. and resulted in great INJURY
to all kinds of orchard fruits through
out the state. Fruit growers IN the
different sections were anxious 10 Know
how to distinguish between trees that
were fatally injured by cold and those
that might he expected to recover. ~
was supposed by some at lirsl INA!
the amount OF discoloration OF the
wood of the tree you'd indicate .ms
extent of the winter injury. nut
this was found not To hold true. as
was pointed ont by NJ. Y. Waite In
Bureau OF Plant Industry Bulletin ol,
part ). In one instance peach frees
which we're located in Il low hollow or
pocket" were examined in March. BE
low the Snow line the wood was sound
and OF normal color. but above this
line the bark, though tight on all por-
ions of the tree. was very lark brown
all through and the trunk wood was
black. On the limbs ting bark and wood
were discoiored as high UP as a man
could reach. These trees completely
recovered and made II good growth of
new wood during the season. though
none of the trees bore fruit. The next
season every tree was in good condi-
ton and bore n good crop of fruit.
To- I-, n, ,v s,nnNr nnr frnn0
. to S years old We're examined. The
wood and bark OF these trees were bad
ly discOlored, and the common opinion
was that the trees In which the bark
was badly discolored were practically
ruined. and that the best way would
be to cut them off below tho snow line
and let them send up sprouts from the
stulnps. These young trees. however,
with but few exceptions made good
healthy foliage and u good wood growth
during the season, and by the next sea
son had made "a very good recovery.
In another orchard OF old peach trees
the bark on the trunk Of many trees
could be easily peeled from the wood
and these trees were thought to be dead
beyond any question by all who OK
amined them. For the most part. now
ever. they produced Il good crop of
healthy, large sized. We'll colored foil
age and made "A very fair recovery.
In another instance !. keiffer pear
orchard was found in which the bark
and heaitwood We're discolored blacl;
all through, and the trees were though
to be certainly dead. yet they produced
n fair crop of fruit the same season
though somewhat understood, n by
the next June were al; In splendid con-
dition. the foliage being OF good size
aud color. A good new growth had
been mad and a large amount of fruit
set.
Similar observations were made in q
Bartlett pear orchard in which thu
trees were about Is years old. A nam
Der Of sweet cherry trees. which. wher
examined. showed various degrees Ol
di~scoloration In the bark and wood. re
covered from the injury. Japanese plum
trees, which. when examined in March
were thought tO be dead. ripcned "A fail
crop OF fruit during the season. ano
wnen examined in September had made
u thick layer OF new wood and bark.
Al these observations dedicate tina
ii is extremely diftcult To tell by AN.
ordinary observation the real condition
OF trees at the emo of the Winter SEQ
son and their ability TO overcome tn
winter injury.
A numbe of experiments were mad
to determine what effects diff rcn
methods of pruning might have on tn
over of the tres. In some in
; stances the young tree were cut o.
below the snow line a,d the old tree
were cut back to tho large limbs q
q ..lchorncd.' Other tees We're given
/ moderate pruning. and some were nc
7 pruaed at IN.
7. when peach or pear trees Z 10 8 year
i old or over were cut back To where III
> limbs were abuu, an inch and u ha
\ to two inches in diameter or "de
II horned" they failed to recover and d
F. the following September all were dca'
- ON the other hand. youns peach il.t
. to : years old thus trca,:d made
sDlondid recovery, and trees TIL,
y pruncd back in January made Il he
. ter growth than when tho cutting bao
WAS deferred until March. Young tree
in the same orchard not pruneh at !;
either died outright or The new grow
was n.ost!J IN the -op. niakins al III
desirable tree. On" OF IT." objection
TO pinn.ns Young pcacn trees back
~ severely ~ ihit II induces a 100 gre
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