Intensive Methods of Apple and Pear Growing

Abstract

The author starts this article with the following paragraph which explains the type of material being discussed, "The trend towards simplification in form and line in the design of many everyday things can be seen in the development of new forms of trees for garden use. The elaborate fans, espaliers and winged pyramids of former times are giving way to cordons, dwarf bushes and dwarf pyramids. We may still admire the beauty of the older forms and use them occasionally for decorative effect, but lack of time and labour may lead us to chose some form of tree which will bear fruit more quickly and require less detailed care and attention."