Show PRUNING TIME IN ORCHARDS work should be done before buds begin to swell make cuts close leaving no stubs 77 by W G BRIERLY the orchard trees should be pruned before the buds begin to swell trees can be put into fairly good shape by careful work but this must not be dune all at once it if it means the removal of a considerable quantity of wood it if properly done there will bo be no evil results and the work of spraying thinning and harvesting will be made ca easier ter make all cuts close up so that no stubs are left to die and start decay la n the heart of the tree after the wound Is made if it is more than three quarters of an inch across be sure to give it a good coat of paint or of melted grafting wax cut all dead or injured wood for a start and then remove some of the tangled crossing branches in the center this will open up the tenter center and give fruit of better color on the shady side of the tree some heading back may be needed but it will be best to leave that for another year if much wood has been removed following this plan will give moderate pruning which will give best results |