Proper and Improper Pruning Buds. Dis-budding and Thinning. Winter and Summer Pruning. References: Proper pruning buds: (F) wood buds, (G) double bud (p) wood bud. (q) blossom bud. (II) triple bud (r) wood bud, (s) blossom buds. Improper pruning buds: (J) single blossom bud. (K) double blossom buds. (L) triple blossom buds. (M) bearing shoot shortened. (P) bearing branch after the fruit is set—(t) disbudded shoots, (u) growth to attract the sap to the fruit, pinched, (v) successional bearing shoot, (w) fruits removed at the first thinning, (x) fruits removed at the second thinning, (y) fruits left for the crop. (Q) bearing branch and successional bearing shoot, showing (z) fruits stoned and leaves drawn aside, (a) shoot above the fruit, pinched, (b) point of stopping the successional bearing shoot, (c) laterals pinched, (d) sub-laterals stopped, (e) part to be removed at pinching, (f) lateral on the successional bearing shoot, stopped. (R) lateral from extension—(g) point of pinching, (h) point of winter pruning. (S) winter pruning, showing- (i) point of removing the bearing blanch when the fruit is gathered, (j) point of shortening the successful bearing shoot, (k) point of cutting off lateral, (l) proper position for the bearing branches, (m). right place for training the successful bearing shoots, (n) latent basal buds, (o) taking a second successional shoot from the base of a bearing branch-a bad practice

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 11, 17 March 1909, Page 39

Proper and Improper Pruning Buds. Dis-budding and Thinning. Winter and Summer Pruning.

References: Proper pruning buds: (F) wood buds, (G) double bud (p) wood bud. (q) blossom bud. (II) triple bud (r) wood bud, (s) blossom buds. Improper pruning buds: (J) single blossom bud. (K) double blossom buds. (L) triple blossom buds. (M) bearing shoot shortened. (P) bearing branch after the fruit is set—(t) disbudded shoots, (u) growth to attract the sap to the fruit, pinched, (v) successional bearing shoot, (w) fruits removed at the first thinning, (x) fruits removed at the second thinning, (y) fruits left for the crop. (Q) bearing branch and successional bearing shoot, showing (z) fruits stoned and leaves drawn aside, (a) shoot above the fruit, pinched, (b) point of stopping the successional bearing shoot, (c) laterals pinched, (d) sub-laterals stopped, (e) part to be removed at pinching, (f) lateral on the successional bearing shoot, stopped. (R) lateral from extension—(g) point of pinching, (h) point of winter pruning. (S) winter pruning, showing- (i) point of removing the bearing blanch when the fruit is gathered, (j) point of shortening the successful bearing shoot, (k) point of cutting off lateral, (l) proper position for the bearing branches, (m). right place for training the successful bearing shoots, (n) latent basal buds, (o) taking a second successional shoot from the base of a bearing branch-a bad practice