disbudding

• Many varieties are suitable for growing on walls or sheds, where they are trained into fans, as cordons, and other decorative designs; but it must not be overlooked that until the trees are well established a great deal of fruit is necessarily lost by the severe pruning and disbudding which is required to bring the tree into shape. —  Gardening for the Million
• It would be just as foolish to plant vines any closer than this, as it would give unnecessary pruning, disbudding, tying up, &c.--that; is, if the climate be such that grapes will ripen satisfactorily I have come to the conclusion that in our district (Lilydale, a cool region) the optimum distance is 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 feet, practically 2,000 vines per acre, at least in the poorer soils; and, after careful observation, I am of opinion that vines planted any wider will not bear more fruit. —  The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken
• The finest flowers are produced on the main stem, and these are completely sacrificed by disbudding. —  The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition
• It would be just as foolish to plant vines any closer than this, as it would give unnecessary pruning, disbudding, tying up, &c. -- that is, if the climate be such that grapes will ripen satisfactorily. —  The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken
• The older methods of growing Balsams prescribed a false system, comprising disbudding, stopping, and other interferences with the natural growth of the plant. —  The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition

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