Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-10-09
The Trees Bleed

what do you suggest? j. h. q.
Ans.-This trouble may result from
.nv one of a dozen different causes.
Usually it comes from uncongenial
Conditions of the soil. 1t also results
from winter injury to the roots or tops
~ the trees. Wherever the gum is
ooizg out severely, slit the bark on the
trees on four sides to remove the ten
0ion 80 that the tree will quit bleed
10 Being so treated, the trees will
freouetly recuperate. Borers frequet-
" attack peach trees, causing them
70 bleed, and we have found quite
few instances of this trouble in
Washington.
When to Prune
Ouery-Will you please give me
some information relative to the best
time of year to prune trees?
Ans.-I prefer to prune young trees
during the dormant period of the year,
and fruiting trees during growing
period. | do this simply to cause the
voung trees to grow, and the fruit
trees to produce more. The mere fact
of cutting limb from tree will not
iniure the tree but you leave an open
ing there and if cutting is done as
cary as August or September, the cut
norton will remain open until next
NAV or June, in the meantime being
exposed to all sortso f bugs, bac terra,
and fungi The tree is simply left
at the mercy of whatever may attack
ii. After the leaves have fallen, or
early in the winter, | would resume
pruning, and continue until the work
is done.
Fruits for Irrigated Districts
Query. will you please tell me
what varieties of fruit would be worth
trying in the irrigated sections of the
Norhwest. l am interested in fruit
growing in these localities.
Ans.-From the following you
should be able to make satisfactory
selections: Apples: Spitzenberg,
Yellow Newtons, Rome Beauty,
Wagner, Arkansas Black Pears
Aniou, Easter, Bartlett. Clairgau, Vic
ar of Wakefield. Plums: Lombard,
Peach Burbank, Hungarian Prune,
LILLIAN Prune. Cherries: Bling, Royal
mn, Black Republican; May Duke.
possibly few Late Dukes. Peaches:
Desirable varietits are almost without
number. Possibly the best for the
market might be chosen from the fol-
lowing: Early Crawford, Late Craw-
ford, Alberta, Hale. Malta, Solway,
/ possibly few Wagners. Apricots:
Hemkirks, Moore Apricot, Early
/ Golden, possibly few Glib. Grapes:
/ TOkay. Black Hamburg, Sweetwater,
+ Thomsons, possibly few Early June.
Cover Crops
Query-Please tell me something
about improving orchard soils by the
use of cover crops and cultivation?
Ans.-The ideal method for this
region seems to be clean cultivation
nom early in May until about the
middle of August, then sowing to a
good cover crop. Vetches, peas, or
even rye make good crop which can
De plowed under the first week or ten
Gays of the following May. In the
northwest we have soil that is we'll
protected from teaching and washing,
" cover crops help hold down the
weeds after cultivation must cease,
'no add great deal of humus to the
%l' object to Canada peas because
uey winter XII. Hairy or spring
/ 'eIch are much the best. Volcano
~n and sands comprise much of our
W" making necessary the supplying
humus, rather than soil foods,
s snlcn are supplied by commercial
fertilizers.
i'll Keeping Quality of Fruits
I'LL 9uery-Will you please tell me as
VINE relative keeping qualities of
eAo"h III western w washington,
u southern Oregon?
As'-Your question relative to
m ps%'s grown in the two localities you
,' su'lOn Is one we frequently have to
,s '"er' other fruits being considered
well as pears. We have not had
m. opportunity to compare the keeping
sI'ies OF fruit from the two regions
ms mink there would be little differ
VIA, N their keeping qualities, pro-
'ney are handled the same. 1t
s'SiOle of course. that during a
son, 1sSson In western Washington you
than nave to pick your pears greener
d,,.,sOu would in the Rouge River
hs ' If were doing the select
d.t,. however, would choose more
Ss ss iruit section than we find on
h. ;o' by which mean l, would