Excerpt from On the Effects of Pruning Certain Coniferous Trees and Shrubs My attention was recently directed to a note of a correspondent in an English periodical inquiring if the method of pruning conifers adopted by me is a good one, and requesting to know if I prune Wellingtonias, Deodars, Thujas, also Picea and Abies. The editor remarks that I do prune some trees to induce an upward growth. For the benefit of those wishing information on this subject, I have much pleasure in giving, through the medium of the Botanical Society, some detailed observations on the results of my long experience in pruning Conifers. The circumstance which first led me to turn my thoughts more directly to this subject, was the rude state in which the Deodar was formerly seen in many nursery establishments throughout the country, and the great difficulty experienced in finding a couple of wellshaped plants to match. Of recent years this difficulty has become less, branch pruning or fore-shortening being now generally adopted in all well-regulated nurseries. Deodar Pruning - Beneficial Effects. There are few species of Coniferous plants on which I would recommend the knife to be used. The Deodar is the one on which I most frequently operate. Other species, however, have been subjected to knife pruning and are hereafter noticed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.