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This volume contains a detailed guide to pruning fruit trees in arid regions, with information on required tools, different techniques, common problems, and many other related aspects. It was written by an expert in the subject, and contains wealth of simple instructions and handy tips that will be of considerable utility to the modern fruit grower. Contents include: “Physiology of Pruning”, “Treatment of Wounds”, “Pruning Tools”, “Pruning the Apple”, “Pruning the Apricot”, “Pruning the Cherry”, “Pruning the Peach”, “Pruning the Pear”, “Pruning the Quince”, “Pruning the Plum”, and “Thinning the Fruit”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.

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Publié par	Read Books Ltd.
Date de parution	14 juillet 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781528763844
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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A Guide to Pruning Mature Fruit Trees in Arid Regions
by
Orville Blaine Whipple
Copyright 2013 Read Books Ltd. This book is copyright and may not be reproduced or copied in any way without the express permission of the publisher in writing
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Contents
Fruit Growing
Pruning Mature Trees
Fruit Growing
In botany, a fruit is a part of a flowering plant that derives from specific tissues of the flower, one or more ovaries, and in some cases accessory tissues. In common language use though, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of a plant that are sweet or sour, and edible in the raw state, such as apples, oranges, grapes, strawberries, bananas, and lemons. Many fruit bearing plants have grown alongside the movements of humans and animals in a symbiotic relationship, as a means for seed dispersal and nutrition respectively. In fact, humans and many animals have become dependent on fruits as a source of food. Fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world s agricultural output, and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings. Today, most fruit is produced using traditional farming practices, in large orchards or plantations, utilising pesticides and often the employment of hundreds of workers. However, the yield of fruit from organic farming is growing - and, importantly, many individuals are starting to grow their own fruits and vegetables. This historic and incredibly important foodstuff is gradually making a come-back into the individual garden.
The scientific study and cultivation of fruits is called pomology , and this branch of methodology divides fruits into groups based on plant morphology and anatomy. Some of these useful subdivisions broadly incorporate Pome Fruits , including apples and pears, and Stone Fruits so called because of their characteristic middle, including peaches, almonds, apricots, plums and cherries. Many hundreds of fruits, including fleshy fruits like apple, peach, pear, kiwifruit, watermelon and mango are commercially valuable as human food, eaten both fresh and as jams, marmalade and other preserves, as well as in other recipes. Because fruits have been such a major part of the human diet, different cultures have developed many varying uses for fruits, which often do not revolve around eating. Many dry fruits are used as decorations or in dried flower arrangements, such as lotus, wheat, annual honesty and milkweed, whilst ornamental trees and shrubs are often cultivated for their colourful fruits (including holly, pyracantha, viburnum, skimmia, beautyberry and cotoneaster).
These widespread uses, practical as well as edible, make fruits a perfect thing to grow at home; and dependent on location and climate - they can be very low-maintenance crops. One of the most common fruits found in the British countryside (and towns for that matter) is the blackberry bush, which thrives in most soils - apart from those which are poorly drained or mostly made of dry or sandy soil. Apple trees are, of course, are another classic and whilst they may take several years to grow into a well-established tree, they will grow nicely in most sunny and well composted areas. Growing one s own fresh, juicy tomatoes is one of the great pleasures of summer gardening, and even if the gardener doesn t have room for rows of plants, pots or hanging baskets are a fantastic solution. The types, methods and approaches to growing fruit are myriad, and far too numerous to be discussed in any detail here, but there are always easy ways to get started for the complete novice. We hope that the reader is inspired by this book on fruit and fruit growing - and is encouraged to start, or continue their own cultivations. Good Luck!
PRUNING MATURE TREES
M ANY and varied are the excuses offered by the man who owns an unpruned orchard; he is ashamed of the neglected trees, and tries to justify himself by advancing what he considers, or more likely what he tries to persuade himself, is a good reason. One holds that pruning is little short of sacrilege, contrary to the laws of nature; another tells of h s fond recollections of childhood, and what excellent fruit he picked from the old apple tree, pruned alone by nature; another says it does not pay, and in his particular case it does not, for the chances are that the orchard is neglected otherwise. The only excuse that has any semblance of justification is that of ignorance, and that does not excuse the man who makes no attempt.
Nature s object is the production of seed, with provision for its distribution, and she is satisfied when a cherry is produced with enough flesh to attract some fruit-loving bird that may, perchance, drop the seed far from the parent tree. Man grows the fruit for its fleshy parts, and tries to improve these parts, as much by placing the plant in a more favorable environment as by plant-breeding and selection. The man who has the fond recollections of childhood would no doubt find them only childish fancies, as did the man who returned to his childhood home to renew his boyhood coasting and found no place steep enough on which to slide.

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