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gradually lengthen, and the fruit spurs will become more 

 crooked, yet the tree will always be low and spreading. The 

 one criticism which might be made is that the lowest fruiting 

 branches are still too high. The foliage of the ideal dwarf 

 apple tree almost touches the ground ; it has all its main branches 



119 —Same as Fig. 118, after pruning. 



well studded with smaller ones, or with fruit spurs, so that, when 

 in full leaf, it shall appear " feathered " from bottom to top. 



The tree represented in Fig. 118 is worthy of careful study. 

 The lower branches spring from the trunk at a height of less 

 than ten inches from the ground. Several large branches rise 



