“Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states, and then, as they flower freely year after year, they have little inclination to make vigorous growth.” YearsLittlesSometimesStatesGrowthCasesTreeFlowerPlantThrownInclinationVigorousPeachesFloweringPlums Author:Robert Fortune
“The main stem was then in most cases twisted in a zigzag form, which process checked the flow of the sap, and at the same time encouraged the production of side branches at those parts of the stem where they were most desired.” FormProcessSidesCasesFlowProductionsBranchesStemTwistedSap Book:Two visits to the tea countries of China and the british tea plantations in the Himalaya Source: Two visits to the tea countries of China and the british tea plantations in the Himalaya
