Lecture by Alan Chadwick in New Market, Virginia, 1979
Lecture 13.4, Plant Study: Fruit Trees, Part 4
An Introduction to Alan Chadwick's Lectures and a Glossary of Terms
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Bloom on the skin of the fruit is essential for good quality fruit. Stone fruit will not continue to ripen after harvest, but apples definitely will. Truffles as flavoring agents with eggs. All vegetables and fruits have a delicate bloom which imparts flavor and storage capacity to the produce. Questions and answers: The meaning of the word synergist and other technical terms used by Alan in his lectures. Details of the pruning system and where to nip off the new growth. Years required to produce fruit in the various formations of fruit trees. Renewing the vitality of the trees by pruning for new main branches. The advantage of thinking in pictures rather than in words. (19:44)