The miniature fruit garden; or, The culture of pyramidal and bush fruit trees; with instructions for root-pruning, &c1859 |
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Page 2 - ... and all brought as near to the surface as possible, filling in the trench with compost for the roots to rest on. The trench may then be filled with the compost (wellrotted dung and the mould from an old hotbed, equal parts, will answer exceedingly well) ; the surface should then be covered with some halfrotted dung and the roots left till the following autumn brings its annual care. It may be found that after a few years of root-pruning, the circumferential mass of fibres will have become too...
Page i - The perpendicular leader must be topped once or twice ; in short, as soon as it has grown ten inches, pinch off its top, and if it break into two or three shoots, pinch them all but the leader, as directed for the first season ; in a few years most symmetrical trees may be formed. When they have attained the height of six or eight feet, and are still in a vigorous state, it will be Fig. 2. necessary to commence root-pruning, to bring them into a fruitful state.
Page 39 - Journal of the Horticultural Society," Part 2, Vol. 3, page 115. It is exceedingly dwarf in its habits, and too tender for this climate, unless in very warm and dry soils. Out of 2,000 imported in 1845, more than half died the first season, and two -thirds of the remainder the following.
Page 34 - ... if picked from the tree, and ripened in the house, than if allowed to become fully matured on the tree. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but they are very few. And, on the other hand, we know a • great many varieties which are only second or third rate, when ripened on the tree, but possess the highest and richest flavour if gathered at the proper time, and allowed to mature in the house.
Page 35 - This proper season is easily known, first by the ripening of a few full-grown, but wormeaten specimens, which fall soonest from the tree ; and secondly by the change of color, and the readiness of the stalk to part from its branch on gently raising the fruit. The fruit should then be gathered or so much of the crop as appears sufficiently matured, and spread out on shelves in the fruit room, or upon the floor of the garret.
Page 1 - ... therefore, those who are disinclined to the annual 'operation, and yet wish to confine the growth of their trees within limited bounds by root pruning — say once in three years — should only operate upon one-third of their trees in one season ; they will thus have two-thirds in an unchecked bearing state...
Page 1 - OF PYRAMIDAL PEAR TREES ON QUINCE STOCKS. Before entering on the subject of root-pruning of pear trees on quince stocks, I must premise that handsome and fertile pyramids, more particularly of some free-bearing varieties, may be reared without this annual or biennial operation.