A Guide to Pruning Fruit Trees for a Productive Orchard

Download or read book A Guide to Pruning Fruit Trees for a Productive Orchard written by Fred Coleman Sears and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage text contains a detailed guide to pruning fruit trees, and includes information on pruning equipment, common problems, correct methods of pruning, and more. This accessible and profusely illustrated guide contains all the information needed for successful pruning, and will be of considerable utility to the modern fruit grower. The chapters of this book include: 'How Trees Bear their Fruit', 'How Peaches are Borne', 'The Quince', 'General Principles of Pruning', 'Pruning Tools', 'Pruning Saws', 'Pruning Shears', 'Actual Pruning', 'Young Trees', 'Bearing Trees', 'Time to Prune', 'How to Prune', and 'Dressings for Wounds'. We are republishing this antiquarian book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.