FIG. 3. ROOT-PRUNING. Apple-tree as lifted in nursery. The inset figure shows the same tree with roots pruned for replanting. The small fibrous roots invariably die, and the larger roots die back Some distance. When pruned as shown strong young roots push out from the stubs, and a new root-system is formed.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XIX, Issue 1, 21 July 1919, Page 6
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52FIG. 3. ROOT-PRUNING. Apple-tree as lifted in nursery. The inset figure shows the same tree with roots pruned for replanting. The small fibrous roots invariably die, and the larger roots die back Some distance. When pruned as shown strong young roots push out from the stubs, and a new root-system is formed. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XIX, Issue 1, 21 July 1919, Page 6
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