Pruning
By: by L.C. Corbett
Series: Farmers' bulletin / United States Department of Agriculture -- no. 181; Farmers' bulletin (United States. Department of Agriculture) -- no. 181
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Published: 1903
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Pruning
Notes: Cover title.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction. pp. 7; title: Growth under natural and artificial conditions. pp. 7; title: Why pruning is practiced. pp. 7; title: Protection against storms. pp. 8; title: Pruning fruit trees. pp. 8; title: Reasons for pruning. pp. 10; title: Application of the principles of pruning to specific purposes. pp. 10; title: Pruning trees at planting time. pp. 10; title: Pruning the roots. pp. 11; title: Pruning the top. pp. 12; title: Forming the head. pp. 12; title: After pruning. pp. 14; title: Removal of large branches. pp. 16; title: When to prune. pp. 18; title: Pruning by pinching and disbudding. pp. 19; title: Protection of wounds. pp. 21; title: Treatment of hollow trunks. pp. 21; title: Pruning implements. pp. 22; title: Devices in common use. pp. 22; title: The principles of pruning applied to specific plants. pp. 24; title: Pruning the apple. pp. 24; title: Pruning the pear. pp. 25; title: Pruning dwarf pears. pp. 27; title: Pruning the peach. pp. 27; title: Pruning the plum and the cherry. pp. 29; title: Pruning the grape. pp. 30; title: Pruning the raspberry. pp. 33; title: Pruning the blackberry. pp. 35; title: Pruning currants and gooseberries. pp. 35; title: Pruning hedges. pp. 36; title: Pruning street trees. pp. 36; title: Pruning trees for timber. pp. 38; title: Pruning flowering shrubs. pp. 39.