Show Fruit T Trees tees Need Protection The proper time to think about the pr protection n of y your ur fruit trees i is i in the autum autumn i. i If nothing is don dau 2 until the cold of winter sets In iut the thc damage is often done before any I protective measure can be carried carrie l out cJ alna m a ra u il 1 I most every winter in 11 sonic some sections to fruit trees as well as to raspberries raspberries i ries and other plants In 1935 the early cold coid spells of autumn Injured i fruit trees in mo most t sections causing I In o n n t 1 no 1 I a OJ p 1 b JU j LUll I I Ithe killing seme scale shots shoots completely on ou the stone fruits This cold spell was also an important contributing factor factor factor fac fac- tor to the unusually small size of fruit ii is many orchards this season Every ery fruit grower is acquainted with the loosening and cracking cI of OC the bark buk barken en the south and west sides of the trunk exposed branches This damage known os as sun scald is also I a form of winter injury and is caused caus caus- caused I cath-I ed cd by alternate thawing and freezing freezing freez freez- I ing of or the tissues In winter The north or shaded sId 3 is rarely rare rare- rarely ly affected therefore an any device deice that twill will keep the thc sun mn a away 1 from the bark will eliminate most of tIll this type lof injury In Idaho and the northwest cherry growers nail nall two six six or or inch eight beards bluds together r so I that a V is formed The point of this V is directed south when the device is attached to the thc treo by wire around the trunk Much 1 less winter injury of any nay type results if the trees tres are properly I matured subjected to cold temperatures Healthy Health green foliage all summer long is necessary if proper proper proper pro pro- per maturity is brought ab about ut Di- Di I Di-I sed H-sed or 01 yellow foliage is not effective ef effective ef- ef I in this respect As autumn approached growth should be stopped stopped stopped stop stop- ped by reducing the water and nu nu- nutrient nutrient trient supply This can be accomplished accomplished h by allowing Ing J weeds to grow and by irrigations for a awhile while After the thc l leaves have havo dropped dropped drop drop- ped and there is no po possibility of or forcing the thc buds I out ut again ogain a thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough irrigation is s necessary before the ground freeze freeze- This is isery very ery essential es- es es essential because trees going into the winter dry will kill much Gasi easier r than trees with proper about I It t the he roots I |