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Start Pruning Fruit Trees Early, Or Face Woes Later BELT VILI.-E, M<1., — “Pruning fruit trees is like raising kids; start caring early or you’re in trouble later,” says pomologist Dr. Miklos Faust of the Agriculture Research Center at Beltsville, Maryland. Dr. Faust, who heads up the Deparment of Agriculture’s research program on fruit at the Beltsville Center, knows whereof he speaks. Several thousand trees under his supervision — peaches, pears, apples, cherries, plums, persimmons — are used in studies in plant genetics, physiology and disease resistance. L.asi year, u r. rausi astonished visitors to the Center with apple trees a mere two feet tall bearing large, full-size Golden Delicious fruit. (They are still in experimental state.) According to Dr. Faust, each kind of fruit tree demands a distinct pruning technique, but the key, for all trees, is to begin early — at planting or in the first spring. Here are Dr. Faust’s suggestions for the two most popular fruit trees grown by home gardeners: apples and peaches. For apple trees (starting with a 4-foot sapling): 1. Select lower scaffold branches. These should be located lVz to 2 feet from the ground. Prune out all but about five of these branches, spaced evenly around the trunk. This will form the first scaffold level. 2. Leaye three more branches about 1V4 feet above the lower scaffold. Clip all oher branches back to the trunk. 3. Prune the central branch (leader) to form a cone with the two levels of scaffolds. This cut releases growth hormones for the scaffold branches. 4. Second year pruning: Prune each scaffold branch as a separate tree, that is, into a cone with each original branch as the leader. All pruning up to this point Mrs. Czeski Dies At 80 Mrs. Czeslawa Czeski, 80, of 217 Woodlawn Terrace died Monday morning in Tran sylvania Community Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Czeski was a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church of Hamtramck, Michigan. Surviving is one daughter Mrs. Jane Snyder of Brevard; three brothers, Zigmand, Thadus, and Chester Czeski, all of Detroit, Michigan, seven grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by the Waski Funeral Home in Detroit, Michigan. Frank Moody Funeral Home, Inc., is in charge of local arrangements. PEACH: Basket-Shape Pruning — For peach trees, cut out the central leader in the first year to encourage a Lasket shape. JfWuKE CENTRAL LEADER APPLE: Cone-Shtfpe Pruning — Two-year apple tree pruned to form a cone with branches at two levels. The top cut made to release growth hormones for scaffold branches. outlines the scaffold framework for the rest of the tree’s life. All subsequent pruning is corrective in nature. “These cuts are the most difficult to decide,’’ cautions Dr. Faust. 5. Prune all branches which oppose your scheme of scaffolding; those which grow too low, grow straight up, or cross over scaffold branches. 6. Thin branches that may block light from fruit limbs because apples form on the inside of the tree. (Peach trees fruit more toward the outside. 7. The 4 to 6-year-old tree: place braces between the trunk and any branches that form at angles less than 45 degrees with the trunk. The braces will help form an open framework saving injury to, and providing light for, developing fruit. (Make braces from 1 X l’s. Drive a nail half way into each end. Cut off the nail heads. These points can then be sunk into the tree to hold the braces firmly in place). 8. Place braces before spring pruning but not when wood is frozen. Longer braces can replace outgrown ones as your tree responds to spreading. Two years is usually sufficient for proper training. “Braces are absolutely necessary for spur-type apple trees, because these are more upright than nonspur-type,” says Dr. Faust. Spurs, short interior shoots, bear large, gray fruiting buds (unlike smaller, brown leaf buds on longer shoots). Pruning the wrong buds will set fruiting back a year since buds begin to form in the June or July prior to spring blossoming. “Apple trees are pruned heaviest in early, formative Dunn’s Rock Scouts, Cubs Organized Boy Scout Troop 714 and Cub Scout Pack 714 have been reorganized under the sponsorship of the Dunn’s Rock Community Club. Boys in that general area who are interested in joining either Scout group should be at the Community Center to register any time during the day of Saturday, March 15th. The place is the old Dunn’s Rock School house. In formation on these Scout groups can be had by calling Hoppy Guinn at 885-2160. Vr ARNE It'S ALUES That You Can't Afford To Miss! TRUSTED OVER 900,000 TIMES Corner of South Broad A Jordan Streets Dill 883-4165 Brevard, H. C. This C0UP°n must be presented by customer at time of sale WITH THIS COUPON FAMILY SIZE (7 ounces) 79 This coupon redeemable only at Varnerys Drug Store_ Wilkinson STAINLESS STEEL BLADES - years, very little is necessary later to stimulate good fruit development,” says Dr. Faust who prescribes just the op posite for peaches. For peach trees: 1. The first year: Select scaffold branches to form wide angles with the trunk. This will help develop a strong, winter-hardy tree. 2. Prune down the central leader considerably in the first year and thereafter eliminate it. This will allow to develop a basket shape. 3. Encourage fruiting by pinning the tree regularly. Look for branches bearing mostly non-fruiting, single leaf buds. Fruiting buds are the outer pair of bud triplets. 4. Each year, bevel, or clean up, the middle of the tree so that light can enter. After the second growing season, only light thinning is recessary to keep the center open and scaffold branches well spaced. 5. Watch to see that frait ladened branches don’t reach the breaking point. Each year fruiting wood tends to grow farther out on the branch ends. The basket shape can thus become too wide causing branch splitting. Keep the Garland Sledge Taken By Death Garland Sledge, 65, of Sylva died in a Sylva hospital Saturday after a short illness. A native of Greensboro, Ala., he had lived in Brevard for most of his life. He was formerly employed by Clemson-Co-Ed Theatres. Surviving are three nephews. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Gillespie - Evergreen Cemetery. Father Phillip Thomas will offociate. Moore Funeral Home, Brevard, is in charge of arrangements. branches trimmed back yearly. Sierrans Plan Second Attempt To Reach Site On Saturday, March 5, a second attempt will be made by the Western North Carolina Group of the Sierra Club to reach the Green River Narrows by an alternate route. The previous try was th warted by impenetrable tickets of laurel. The hike should take five to six hours, mostly strenuous and probably with some bush wacking in order to reach the Cascades. Bring lunch. Non members desiring to par ticipate please contact the leader. First group will leave the Shell Station at Rt. 64E near I 26 at 9:10a.m. to meet those at the Saluda exit for 1-26 at 9:30 a.m. Leader: Bruce E. Byers, Box 350, Forest City, 28043. Phone 245-4744. When you think of prescriptions, think of VARNER’S, adv. ARNOLD Insurance Agency your/Independent Insurance f/agent SERVES YOU FIRST fes/ 39 W. Jordan St. Brevard, N. C. C. W. ARNOLD PERRY M. ARNOLDl 883-3670 T&M 2-6-tfc JL & BRACING: Spreading braces for applq trees help form an open framework which savesT injury to and provides light for developing fruit'/ Any branch-trunk angle of less than 45 degrees should be braced. (GIL CO AN! REALTOR® ►Many Fine Properties Available 883-3121 SEE THURSDAY’S PAPER FOR DETAILS GIL COAN Brevard Insurance Agency, Inc. 20 East Jordan Street Office Phone 883-3121 Gil Coan Gil Coan, Jr. Lucy Deavor Tony Dotson After office hours, weekends, and Holidays 883-3996—883-9289—883-9235 Maim COMPANY, REALTORS The Friendly Professionals 300 North Broad Streot, Brevard, N.c. MAPLE STREET — 3 bedroom, Hfc bath home with fenced in back yard. Living room has fireplace and there’s a den off the kit chen with an outside entrance. $31,000. WHISPERING PINES — three bedroom, 2 bath home with large kitchen and Hining area. One fireplace in living room and another in the family room in the lower level. Another section of the lower level could easily be finished to add an extra room. $34,000. 112 SOUTH VIEW DRIVE — Good location for family with children. Four bedrooms, 1M> baths and large family room in lower level. Nice landscaping. In excellent con dition. VA or conventional financing available. $29,500. DEERWOODE LANE — different and unique! Three bedroom, 2 bath home located in nice section of Brevard. Two fireplaces, one in large living room and the other in the den. Almost all of the rooms have sliding glass doors opening onto out side balconies. $42,500. Brigitta Bradley, Associate Steve Dense, REALTOR* Bill Leonard, REALTOR* Buddy Melton, REALTOR* Chick Martin, REALTOR* Herndon Williams. REALTOR*' J >Ti
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