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    An Article about How to Prune Fruit Bushes and Trees Young and Old
    An Article about How to Prune Fruit Bushes and Trees Young and Old
    An Article about How to Prune Fruit Bushes and Trees Young and Old
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    An Article about How to Prune Fruit Bushes and Trees Young and Old

    By W. P. Seabrook

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    This vintage book is a complete guide to pruning fruit trees, with information on when and when not to prune, how to prune, common problems, tools and equipment, and many other related aspects. Written by an expert and profusely illustrated, this volume constitutes a must-read for those occupied in fruit growing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Pruning Fresh Plated Trees—Maidens”, “Safer not to Prune Older Trees the First Year”, “Soft Fruits must be Pruned when Planted”, “Pruning to Build up the Tree”, “Feathered Trees”, “Cordons”, “Dwarf Pyramids”, “Trained Trees”, “Gooseberries, Red Currants”, “Black Currants”, “Raspberries, Logans, and Blackberries”, “Frost: Prune Early”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 6, 2016
    ISBN9781473354746
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      An Article about How to Prune Fruit Bushes and Trees Young and Old - W. P. Seabrook

      An Article about

      How to Prune Fruit

      Bushes and Trees

      Young and Old

      by

      W. P. Seabrook

      Copyright © 2013 Read Books Ltd.

      This book is copyright and may not be

      reproduced or copied in any way without

      the express permission of the publisher in writing

      British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

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      British Library

      Contents

      Fruit Growing

      Pruning

      Fruit Growing

      In botany, a fruit is a part of a flowering plant that derives from specific tissues of the flower, one or more ovaries, and in some cases accessory tissues. In common language use though, ‘fruit’ normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of a plant that are sweet or sour, and edible in the raw state, such as apples, oranges, grapes, strawberries, bananas, and lemons. Many fruit bearing plants have grown alongside the movements of humans and animals in a symbiotic relationship, as a means for seed dispersal and nutrition respectively. In fact, humans and many animals have become dependent on fruits as a source of food. Fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world’s agricultural output, and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings. Today, most fruit is produced using traditional farming practices, in large orchards or plantations, utilising pesticides and often the employment of hundreds of workers. However, the yield of fruit from organic farming is growing – and, importantly, many individuals are starting to grow their own fruits and vegetables. This historic and incredibly important foodstuff is gradually making a come-back into the individual garden.

      The scientific study and cultivation of fruits is called ‘pomology’, and this branch of methodology divides fruits into groups based on plant morphology and anatomy. Some of these useful subdivisions broadly incorporate ‘Pome Fruits’, including apples and pears, and ‘Stone Fruits’ so called because of their characteristic middle, including peaches, almonds, apricots, plums and cherries. Many hundreds of fruits, including fleshy fruits like apple, peach, pear, kiwifruit, watermelon and mango are commercially valuable as human food, eaten both fresh and as jams, marmalade and other preserves, as well as in other recipes. Because fruits have been such

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