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Excerpt from A Study of Some Factors Influencing Fruitfulness in Apples: Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Apple trees during the first few years of their life produce few or no blossoms. The energies of the plant are directed to the forma tion of a framework of branches upon which the later crops of fruit are to be borne. Finally, however, the bearing age is reached but this is found to differ very materially in the different varieties and even in the same variety when grown under different cultural and soil conditions. From this time until its death, the tree remains a potential fruit bearing organization. The amount of fruit borne, however, often shows a very striking variation, ranging from a very light crop to a very heavy one. This phenomenon is sometimes spoken of as alternation. 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.