Show COLLEGE GIVES ADVICE v FOR TREE CARE the proper time to think about the protection of your fruit trees tree 1 is in the autumn it nothing is done until the cold winter sets in the damage Is atten aften done before any protective measures can be carried out considerable damage oc occurs aurs almost every winter in some gome sections I 1 to fruit trees as well as to ries and other plants in 1935 the early cold spells of autumn injured fruit trees la in most sections ions causing a delay in tip growth foliage and killing some shoots completely on the stone fruits this cold spell was at also so an important contributing factor to the unusually small size of fruit in many orchards this season every fruit grower is acquainted with the loosening and cracking of the bark on the south and west sides of the trunk and exposed branches this damage known as sun bull scald d Is also a form of winter injury and is caused by alternate thawing and freezing of the tissues in winter the north or shaded side is rarely effected therefore any devite device that will keep the sun away from the he bark will eliminate most of this type of injury in idaho and the northwest cherry growers nail two six or eight inch boards together so that a V is formed the point of this V Is directed south when the device Is attached to the tree by wire around the trunk much less winter injury of any ani type results it if the trees are properly I 1 matured before subjected to coli cold I 1 temperatures healthy green foll foil ago age all summer long Is necessary it IF proper maturity is brought about diseased or yellow foliage is not effective in this respect As autumn approaches growth should be stopped by reducing the water and nutrient supply this can be accomplished by allowing weeds to grow and by eliminating irrigations tor a while after the leaves have dropped and thero there Is no possibility of I 1 forcing the buds out again a thorough irrigation Is necessary before the ground freezes this Is very essential because trees going into the winter dry will kill much easier than trees with proper moisture about the roots one severe winer will demonstrate the value ot of proper maturity since it is impossible to predict when that winter will come it Is a good policy to prepare tor it every year 9 s |