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August 31, 1917
The Holt County Sentinel
Oregon, Holt County, Missouri
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Practical tips for orchard maintenance: avoid wires on trunks, cut blighted limbs early, thin imperfect apples, store pits in moist soil, and shade trunks to prevent sun scald. (148 characters)
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IN THE ORCHARD.
A very small wire carelessly left around the trunk of a small tree may prove its death.
Cut off the limb that blights before it begins to decay. That may save the life of the tree.
Thin the fruit on the apple trees. Pick off every little, imperfect apple. What you leave will be so much the better for it.
Don't let plum stones, peach pits, etc., dry out if you want them for seed purposes. Pack them in boxes of moist soil until planting time in October.
Look out for sun scald on trees that have not sufficient foliage to shade their own trunk and main limbs. A little forethought will enable you to shade the threatened parts in some manner and thus stop the danger of damaged bark on the southwest side.
A very small wire carelessly left around the trunk of a small tree may prove its death.
Cut off the limb that blights before it begins to decay. That may save the life of the tree.
Thin the fruit on the apple trees. Pick off every little, imperfect apple. What you leave will be so much the better for it.
Don't let plum stones, peach pits, etc., dry out if you want them for seed purposes. Pack them in boxes of moist soil until planting time in October.
Look out for sun scald on trees that have not sufficient foliage to shade their own trunk and main limbs. A little forethought will enable you to shade the threatened parts in some manner and thus stop the danger of damaged bark on the southwest side.
What sub-type of article is it?
Gardening Advice
What keywords are associated?
Tree Care
Orchard Tips
Sun Scald
Thinning Fruit
Seed Storage
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Orchard
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Orchard
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Advice on preventing tree damage from wires, cutting blighted limbs, thinning imperfect apples, packing fruit pits in moist soil for seeds, and shading trees to prevent sun scald.