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[lee reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>]

The Stringfellow method is mentioned on page 34 of the excellent book Science and Fruit Growing by the Duke of Bedford and Spencer Pickering, published in London in 1919. The reference is to The New Horticulture written by H. M. Stringfellow, Galveston, TX, and published in 1896. The method was evidently tested out by various experiment stations around the country, with unfavorable results in some places and favorable results elsewhere.

Lee Reich, PhD

www.leereich.com

Books by Lee Reich:

Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden

A Northeast Gardener's Year

The Pruning Book

Weedless Gardening

On Dec 27, 2005, at 9:23 PM, Richard Moyer wrote:

Please respond to the list and to the individual at the end of this request, if you can help him.

Thanks!

 

I am currently assisting in some research into the transplanting of trees
and am trying to discover the precise  identity of the Professor
Stringfellow who advocated the fairly drastic root pruning of fruit tree
transplants such that the term "Stringfellowing" was invented to describe
it.

I would be most grateful if you could put me in touch with someone who
might have the information I am seeking. Full name, appointment and any
publication details would be most valuable.

I apologise for this intrusion into your valuable time, but I don't know
where else to go to find out.

Many thanks.

Sincerely yours,

Mark Hendy

56 Saffron Park
Kingsbridge
Devon TQ7 1RL
UK
phone and fax:  +44 (0)1548 856088
email: markhendy1@compuserve.com

 

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