Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-11-26
running Of Apple Trees
BY w. S. Thomber. Washington State Coles

this them entirely contrary naturs aHa ~ -
suits that be easily attained
pruned exactly rt she s @S uni" The p"ne should be g
He must be elastic thought perception vel
of of n wl pd Gh MANY aIs of Condition or
While it may be possible to grow sus,esal 'F.nsa "
The successful must prune and pruHe e' f
There be no best time to 81.
should summer pruncd e So
S her 95 at Ss always dun the %
reminder that heavy winter pruniue tends s
wood growth while heavy summer pruning tends 10 develop "
he maxi ral.a
growth and so it should be pr9ned during the dormant ~ n
o
in an old apple tree is produce aa
Of irrigated valleys tree. proaua. r
yers is true e With these facts before us It is es 20 So ais
S and OFs 99 ps 2sHS trees thee sa dGns the and Of
bearing trees in western Washington during the summer SEASON
How t" rrnmr PEunn rE is an Oper1o3 1 should D
prunes and each branch he removes
When heading back young trees Of cutting On the tops - -
from and about onesStsenth Of an inch aDo he @ a
and form for fungi bacteria shorter stub s
When pruning trees that have dense upright habit OF sre
ing spreading or slender growing trees cut to buds thar pom l
ward the of the tree in order to throw the limbs inward ana
growing weak branches strong
COMPELLED to produce strong sroTtn by severe %nr ID
parallel with and close the main stem Never eae stae from
spurs since less than five per cent ever become u spurs and d.
Wood Young
place very frequently develop fruit buds spurs
parallel with stem from ar
ou Hh9 make fem4I S n' mn feG n sn @ & man
be removed but sqhch wounds will heal quicker and are less %
# with healing tissue.
large useless superfous limbs from
max clean with an
70 - inches from where the limb be finally
inch or less in diameter need not be treated while larger wounds
mineral paint should be used Kills
he tender bark while grating crack peel on
nt waK nn neaea a y anSep a' WI" keep the %
The early training young trees
TO be developed 1t is almost an mpossbty to make trsss
gf ~ut n an 9d nGgHGted tree n"G b OF sf dSnes G
the Young trees In the east the high headed tree is the rule while
head their high work
Spf head 59e the sS n nd" and then secures extension tools order
advantages over the high headed
farther than IS inches from the ground than inches
trqng plane almost ntrey out of reach of the
s fGy apt to have en rS or to READILY split when ag
duction keep
thinning spPay 0 Hd ou ny S and %
lions teach that the following methods give the best
r First Year before Pgqn n the 6e nwy ] in the
removal of large number Of buds from that part Of the stem
The ae ao back to sn0 stubs om 0ns three buds in length
practice it. After pruning to whip cut the top off just above
than be IS inches less while varieties
ueny dcu to SuGcen we placed banc6 large
Nneyearod transplaned WAGNER it be
rubbed ear "a July unless the
thinckened be
until August the following unless they
Select o bes placedi i'm
all directions
possible. the others to and
original length. leaving
should be inches
of upright growing varieties
evil In windy exposures limbs posb the
branches
Third Select
diseased
original length The should
carefully balanced avoid
the This is always allowable
tageous in the forming of the
Fourth and Fifth Select O
branch that left the preceding crossing diseased
superhOus
to wohds of their original length Thin the and
possible without leaving entirely
long growths back branch
should be
the fourth fifth
be
The Pruning IA Bearing An old thai n