PKUNING APPLE TREES. 36a 



Bettor prune too little than too much. 



Keep a central stem from which branches are allowed to remain about six 

 inches apart, and tlius avoid bad crotche.?, which are liable to split down. 



Thin out from the ends, some as a barber thins hair. 



Keep tlie top thin enough to prevent large limbs from dying on account of 

 shade. Cut limbs oif close, but none larger than an inch in diameter. 



Better cut off two or three or more small branches from a limb than to take 

 the large limb itself. 



Prune when not frozen or growing, except pinching or rubbing new growth 

 in summer. 



To change the height and shape of a tree, begin while the tree is young, and 

 make the change gradually. 



The lower limbs ^vill do well if not shaded by too many above them. 



Too many prune in a wretched manner, worse than none at all. 



Our own State is not ejitirely free from bad pruning. 



