Photograph - Black and white photographs, James (Jim) Pleasance, Pruning Display

Physical description

Photographs of various sizes pasted on cardboard for display purposes. Some annotated. (1) (2) Difference between leaf and fruit buds. (3) "The 'rod' or whip is most suitable plant to commence training." (4) Planted and pruned fruit tree. "School of Horticulture and Primary Agriculture Burnley B. 1 " stamped on reverse. (5) "Pear Tree-Unpruned (1) June." (6) "Same Pear Tree-Pruned (2) June." (7) Young unpruned "William bon Chretien". Reverse, Burnley Stamp. (8) Same tree pruned. Reverse, Burnley Stamp. (9) Unpruned pear tree. (10) "Narrabben" plum before inserting branch spreaders. (11) With branch spreaders. (12) Close up of some of its branches without spreaders. (13) Close up of branch with seaders. (14) Plum tree with spreaders. (16) Close up of fruiting spurs. (17) "Apple Blossom Oct. Reverse, p 163(Oct." )(18) Same photograph enlarged. (20) Close up of fruiting buds. (21) Old unpruned apricot tree. (22) "Unpruned branch of apricot tree." (23) Close up of apricot branch. (24) "Same branch-apricot-pruned June Reverse, p99 (June)."(25) Pruned branch stump of mature fruit tree.(26) "Clean saw cuts with sharp knife." (27) "Treat all large wounds on trees to avoid infection by wood rotting fungus." (28) "Apply coating of lead paint or grafting mastic." (29) "Branch of lemon-unpruned Aug. Reverse, p157 (Sept.)." (30) "Same branch of lemon-pruned Aug. Reverse, p 157 Aug."(31) "Young climbing rose-ready for planting-July." (32, 33) Grape vine before pruning. (34) Same vine pruned and trained. (35) Older vine pruned.

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