TREATMENT OF FRUIT TREES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 854, 30 August 1878, Page 3

TREATMENT OF FRUIT TREES.

A front! cm an, who lias had considerable experience in fruit-raisinr, gives the following as the method of forcing barren trees to become productive : —“Some lifteen years ago, I had a small apple tree that leaned considerably. I drove a stake by it, tied a string to a limb, and fastened it to a stake. The next year that limb blossomed full and not another blossom appeared on the tree, and. an Tim Bunker said, ‘ that sot me a-thinking,’ and I came to the conclusion that the string was so tight as to stoji the san returning to the roots ; eonseonrnt.lv it formed fruit buds. Having a couple of pear trees that were large enough lo bear, but. never blossomed, 1 look a coarse twine and wound it seve-al times round each tn o above the lower limbs, and tied it as tight as 1 could. The next spring all the top above tk.o cord blossomed as white as a, sheet, and there.was not one blossom below where the cord was tied. A neighbor, seeing my trees loaded with pears, used this method [with the same result. I have since tried the experiment on several trees, almost with the same result. I think it is a much belter way than cutting off the roots. In early spring wind a strong twine several times round the tree, or a single limb, and tie it, the tighter the better, and yon will be pleased with the result ; the next winter or spring the cord may be taken off.”— Colonist.’