Show PRUNE YOUNG TREES IN SU SUMMER 1 ER SEASON I v orK rk Should Be ae Done From Time Timeto to io Time to Correct and Guide r. r the New Growth f tEy By J. J C. C WHITTEN Missouri College of ot Agriculture ture Train up a a fruit tree In the way it go and when it is old it will not depart devart from It It Is easy and cheap shape a young fruit tre tree so it will wUl have good form It Is difficult and expensive to shape an old fruit tree that has hns been neglect neglected d. d The main maln framework of the fruit I Ie tree ree e should be shaped in early spring Additional pr pruning sho should follow from time to time during the summer to correct n and guide the new growth The center of the young oung tree should be 00 pruned out leaving from three to Live main limbs to form the framework of f the tree This gives a tree with an open center to admit sunlight sunlight- and With broad spreading limbs A broad now How tree Is easy to handle bandle and fruits better i 5 Much of the fruit can be picked without ladders A low tree treela la Is easier casler to prune spray and ca care for or Peach Peuch trees are pruned most severely se so verely of any of our orchard fruits In addition to thinning out surplus limbs the main limbs should be cut back tone one third to one half of each ench seasons season's growth Cut to outward growing side limbs so as to favor an open spread spreading ing g top Japanese plums and nectarines should be pruned like the peach and apricots and European plums essen Lally the same but less severely Apples pears peat and American plums ouId ld be given Iven essentially the same Bame I shape of framework framework- but cut ut back with witha a medium degree of severity Sour SOUl cherries are pruned least of all allour allour our our- fruit trees at nt the MissourI agricultural agri agri- cultural exp experiment station They should have the open center and spreading main li lIri limbs bs limbs sh should not generally be cut back as their terminal buds make th the thC strongest strong strong- est growth If a limb Is In the way Jt H should be removed entirely Instead of being cut back From time to to time during the summer summer summer sum sum- mer go over young tr trees trees' es to guide their growth If too many limbs are start- start big hig ng from a g given ven point they may bei bel thinned to the required number If a rank limb tends to fill the center or cross oth other r lImbs limbs it may be removed If the strongest limbs limbs' all grow in the same direction thus giving a sided one tre tree they may be pinched back thus encouraging other ll limbs to th st start rt on the opp opposite side to balance the framework framework framework frame frame- work of the tree In the case of upright upright up up- right growing growing- ng varieties varieties- particularly the main limbs often tend to grow straight upward Instead of spreading In such cases the tips of these upright limbs may be pinched back This This' will vill Induce side limbs to grow outward thus securing a a spreading form |