The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27

"''NANb Nue NOFh auouhu " oDtW
"a gi.- ''ear every out made
declared the n.----- New Jsrses
nursery. Among the thinwe - sRuaEsry
amateur Who Wishes % prune his oVg
shrubs aud trees should know 10 dlat
early blooming plants and shT1hM arp
best pruned in the summer juat ard
the blossom fades. and the nsxt besf
time is the early Spring. All late bloowir
ing shrubs and trees are best pruned II
the spring
The great advantage % spring pruniDg
10 that the wounds heal more rapidly.
When pruning il done in the winter the
wounds must wait until spring to heat
In this way tender plants are injured hy
cold and hardy ones by the drying OF tho
exposed TISSUES.
Tbs only excuse that have ever been
able TO find for fall and winter pruning q
that there IL no time to do IL in sithsr The
spring or the summer Winter pruning
10 better than no pruning az all. For thS
great ma Joriiy Of our hardy ornamental
and fruit tress spring pruni NJ IL the besf,
Dead. broken or eufeebled wood should
he cat out when discovered. no mattel
what the time Of the year '.- ~
Before starting TO prune Il IL wen for
the amateur TO look over his tools. NE
should have pruning scissorv. a pruning
saw. a knife. and 10 there are tall trees d
be attended To a long handled pruning
hook. All Of these must be kept ahnrp.
and the hook and scissors should aiso "
fabricated Besides these tools u 10 de-
airable 20 have a three legged ladder espes
cially constructed for orchard use. =.
Before starting To pruns you should
always looE the shrub or tree over care
fully. 30 as to make sure what you ere
going to do. The actual work begins &C
Water shoots should not he eas 90
on a level with the grounds enrfnrQ.
bat you should dig down to the oFfein
aud cut a. Close to the root OF the stem
a. possible When this N accompliahad
and the earth packed hack In IN plnna
the next step ~ tn remove or mead all
broken branches.
You must always remember. when
doing this. that your aim should be 70
close up empty spaces caused by the
broken limb. This In beat accomplished
by encouraging the growth Of neighbor-
ing branches
EThe next step 10 to walk around the
tree and shorten last years growth on
the lower branches about one-third
In doing this your ann should be TO give
a circular effect to the tree. From now
on your stepladder will be needed. Using
last years growth higher mp. hut some
what shorter than the lower branches.
Continue this process Until ,he entire
tree N trimmed.
-If perfectly done the tree will pressn,
an almost 8iobular shape. the top branches
beiRg shortened to less than a quarter
Of their previous years growth. II -
not wise to attempt to trim all one side
Of q tree. This almost always ends ia
giving the tree an ugly shape. Tha
higher up you go the oftener you will .'s
called on to thin out branches In this
case always cut out the weaker ones or
those growing toward the insidasOf the
,rce. provided they do not leave vacani
space,
more ysaFa than the ons have been de-
scribing. Neglected trees often no-I
cutting back and the more Irregular the
growth and the moro sAendsr and numeT-
Qua the branches, tbs more heavily the
tree will have to bo prunodA
My rule is nsver 20 ON bark stone fruit
trees to the old wood unleaa there has besn
q broken limb. When such IL the case you
must he sure TO close the wound with pant.
wax OF tar. With such trees a. apple.
OF pears, those having soft seeds. you may
cut OF the growth OF several seasons
provided you are careful 10 cut ab0ve-a
dormant bud. and also provided you
paint or tar the wound until u = Wen
healed
-Whsn pruning Ornamental ahRube tlsa
principal thing not 10 do Is TO out "a thu
lower branches A bush should rest upon
the ground. Ito foliage and 1oweRs
should mect the green grass. A haGgy
undarpmning OF matted stems " unda-
sirabls. IL makes no difference whAs tho
wealth Of leaf or blossom above it.
In doing this. however. do not leave
the shoots that start below the gfaft.
They should he cut on under all c.EnArl-
stances Rhododendrons and lanmalB
seldom need any trimming beaidss having
their winter killed branches cut out. N
pruning other shrubs the rules are about
the same ~ those for fruit and HhmAs
trees