WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1985, PAGE 1l Prune to encourage new growth Since fruit trees live for many years, but tend to pro- duce the mlost fruit on wood iess than five years oid, it is imi- portant to encourage new growth by removing some nid wood, says llortictilturist Jeff Morton of the Onterio Ministry of Agriculture anti Food's llidgetown Colege of Agriculturtîl Tcchnology. Basic pruning techniquîes may be applied to any fruit iree, to encourage beiter pro- duction. "But remember, do not remove brenches withotut good reeson, prune moderately end neyer remove more thon one- third of the top of the tree," Morton said. Sert by removing deed, diseased or broken brenches. Next, remove any branches thet ere crossing or rubbing one enother. At ibis point, you may find ihat you have removed enough branches for this yeer. Wait until next yeer for luriher pruniflg. Removing leteral branches which groNv up or down is also important heceuse these pre- vent sunligi and sprays froni penereting the centre of tie iree. Adjust your pruning prac- tices to encourage the growvth of the proper aged wood on eii specific type of tree. For exemiple. peaches flower or fruit onty on last season's gr<wth. Apples fruit on short fruit spîtrs formed on two-year-old %vood. T1hcse spitrs arc long- ived so %vood on apple trees rnay be 10) yenrs nid and stil very 1roductivcý Pears are similar to, epples. but cherries rarely flower on wood older than threc yeers. Dwerf fruit trees can case the pruning workload. These trees experience mutch less growth and are more manegeable beceuse you don*t nced to tise a ladder for pruniflg. Apple grefted onto Malling nine or Malling'2<> dwarfing rootstocks produce trees 2.4 metres to three metres (eight feet to 10 feet) In heighit. Somne verieties may be pur- chased which are called spur types. These put more energ>ý into the frtiting sptirs aind iess into Icafy growtlh. making Iess prinfg necesseuy. Whien pruning. milke ciaan. close clts to avoid stilhs tvioh. nmv encourage diseuses. iLarge %vountIs moire then 31$ millimetres (.5 inches ili' diiimeter shooîld ha- ooeora-d ENCOURAGE PRODUCTION - lruning techniques nmey ha- applied to any fruit tree to encourage hetter production. Sîert by removing deed. diseas-d or broken branches. Next r-move any branches that are crossing or ruhbing one- another. Lterai branches which growv up or down shotoid ais» ha- ramova-d bereise these pre- vent sunlight and sprays frooni penetrating the centre of the treoe. Make dlean close cits and dress large wouinds with a pruning pint. Consuit publications by Agriculture Canaoda anti the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food for pruning lretices for each specific type of fruit tra-<. Iphoto> by the O)ntario Minisiry of Agrictulture end Foodi 5viti> a 1rtning paint. Prune trees afier the colodost part of uinter lie., passll. preferahl% in uta Fo.roars or Nlarch. i )elaN jooeooOiiproinîzmatoil ju<t bo.foort or a-sen uftor hlossoom. <on prolo>ing is asailahle in puhiciioons fro ou nor ocal Ontarior Ministru of Agri- otlture a<ndi Fo'od office or b vriting too)i ofoocnatioooi 5r- )tOu.(ntarioo K i A ():-t. your complete One stop gardening shaps in the durham regian Thickson Road North 655-3331 (Just 2 miles north of Taunton Road>i Àq<ust East of Durham Road No. 23) 1 d Weed out lawn problems In esîabiished iauvns, miosi wveeds cen be conîrolied by foliowing gond lewn care prec- tices sîîch as ferilizing, top- dressing, mt>wing, uatering, aerifying and re-seeding sparse areas. That's because a dense, healthy turf comipOttls 5 strongly for water, ight and ntîtrients thet weed seediings cant isurvive. But if your iawvn is not yet weli establishied, a litile ad- vance planning cen help yot keep miosi lewn weeds tin<er contrnl, says Pest Management Specirlist Kevin Ker of the On- tarioo Ministry of Agriculture and Fods plant indistry branci>, Vineland Station, Ont. lan weeds cati be divided întoo twoo najror groups: the- hrooud-leatved ucors suel> as dandelionos, plantait>. chick- %vovod ana l over; andtIhie grassy %weeds ike rrabgcass. qtta<kgrass and creeping heoit grass. For hcoad-leaved lweeds. the Mjost coonmonly ised lherbicide for loowns is 2,4-D. h works weili on dandelions anti plantain boit iess effec- îiva-ly on chickwa-ed anti grtund ivy. The hesi generai weed kilier for îtrf is a three-way mixture of 2,4-1), miec'oprop anti dicumbat. For hast resuts. folow directirons ut> the label andl ho eware of other iawn tplants when treating; sonue suscep- the herbicides. Redouce the potentiai <of spray dlrift and rianiaga-to susCeptible pants nearhy b% applying pesticides uith a low- pressure sprayer. For furtîter informatioon se Publication 448 on "Lawns" and Publication 529 -Weecl Control in Lawns and Gardens- avalable [rom tîte Ontarioî Minisir> of Agri- culture andi Food. Consumner Infrormatioon Centre. 801 Ba: Street, Tooronto. Onturio,. M7,A 2132 or from yooîr ioooaI agricittural office. 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