Show Let Peaches Grow Until They Come Into Bearing Let young youn peach trees grow as mu muchas much muchas h has as they will until the they come Into bearIng bearIng bear- bear Ing lag Is the advice from the New York College of Agriculture at Ithaca Fruit men at the college say that the well well- known custom of pruning back th the wood following after the seasons season's first growth is not wise a Such pruning they say delays bearIng bearIng bear- bear Ing lag and may cause too late and tender tender tender ten ten- der growth This of ot course Increases the danger of Inter winter v The open head system seems best as It allows a more complete renewal than do other methods ds It provides new healthy wood farther down on the main branches The center should be kept open at the top and the the branches may be cut back bacI to prevent them from getting too tall but but- other but otherwIse otherwise other other- wise little needs to be done until the trees start to bear Young trees are usually pruned to a n whip when they are set or r if It the side branches are strong the they are often left and cut back to three buds Buds which are not wanted for f future ture branches ma may be rubbed off during the first summer and trees that get thIs kind of treatment usually grow larger than those that are severely cut back |