M. G. Kains

Training and Pruning Trees for the Home Fruit Grower - An Article M. G. Kains

This book is a detailed article on growing fruit, with a special focus on pruning and training fruit trees. Highly accessible and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of utility to those with a practical interest in fruit production, and would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "Fundamental Principles", "Wound Dressings", "Methods of Training Illustrated", "First Season", "Second Season", "Fourth and Following Seasons", "Cutting Off Large Limbs", "Where to Make Cuts", "Barrenness Due to Incorrect Pruning", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.