This section is from the book "Laboratory Manual Of Horticulture", by George W. Hood. Also available from Amazon: Laboratory Manual Of Horticulture.
Material and apparatus. Small peach orchard; pruning-saw, pruning-shears.
Give in detail the proper method to follow in the pruning of the peach. How does this differ from the method used for the apple and the cherry? Where is the fruit-bearing wood found? Discuss.
Bulletin No. 159, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, pp. 121-136. Bulletin No. 55, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station. Paddock and Whipple, "Fruit Growing in Arid Regions," pp. 102-
110, 127-132.
 
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