The Principles And Practice Of Pruning Classic Reprint

Author : Robert Willard Hodgson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266839255
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book The Pruning of Citrus Trees in California (Classic Reprint) written by Robert Willard Hodgson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pruning of Citrus Trees in California One school' of primers adheres to the practice of heavy annual cutting and claims markedly beneficial results. Another and larger group advises the practice of light to moderate pruning with claims of equally satisfactory results. A considerable and increasing number recommends confining pruning treatment to the cutting out of dead wood, interfering branches, and vigorous sucker shoots, with results that are stated-to be all that could be desired. The divergency of Opinion among growers of citrus fruits con cerning pruning is so remarkable as to warrant a brief analysis of its causes. The almost total lack of experimental data on this subject is partially responsible for the situation. The main contributing factor, however, has been the influence exerted by individual pruners here and there, who through observation and experience have developed rather definite systems. Through long use or the dominant personality of their originator certain of these have become well established in standard orchard practice. Citrus tree pruning practice in California has been developed largely ou-the basis of mechanical procedure rather than as a result of an understanding of the principles involved. To the average grower, pruning is a purely mechanical operation, consisting of the removal of certain parts of the plant in varying amounts, usually practiced simply as a matter of custom. Of recent years a wholesome tendency to question the value of pruning has developed, with the result that a considerable number of growers have discontinued the practice until proof of its necessity shall be brought forward. The fact remains, however, that few growers have given the pruning problem more than a very superficial study, the majority confining their efforts to the attempt to master some purely mechanical system which is being used with reported success elsewhere. Pruning is an operation which must be regarded as having a profound influence on the vital activities of the plant. Satisfactory results cannot reasonably. Be expected to follow mere perfunctory or mechanical cutting out of parts of the tree. Fundamental to an intelligent attitude on the part of the grower toward the pruning question is an understanding of the basic principles of plant physi ology which affect growth and fruit production. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.