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THE MONTHLY BULLETIN, 



Figure 87 shows a tree three years old before pruning in the spring. 

 These pictures were taken in January. While the trees are called one, 

 two and three years of age, they lack about three months of being that 

 age. Most trees are coming two or three years old. These trees were 

 pruned three times last year. 



Figure 88 shows the same tree pruned. It has been reduced in 

 height consideralily, which was done to strengthen the frame. Some 

 growth was taken out of the center where it was too thick. 



Figure 89 shows a tree three years old, pruned three times during 

 1915, or last year. The tree lias made some tender growth after the 

 late fall pruning. This picture was taken January 22d, before the 

 tree began its spring growth. It shows a developed fruit line as it 





Fig. 90. — Thirteen-year-old lemon tree unpruned. (Original.) 



enters its fourth year. Some of the tender growth will commenee to 

 develop rapidly early in the spring and so will have to be gone over at 

 least three times to thin out and cut back at proper points, just as was 

 necessary with the two-year tree. A lemon tree at this age, properly 

 pruned and trained, should show a well-cletined fruit line. 



Figure 90 shows a thirteen-year-old tree unpruned. It was pruned 

 three times the previous year, and the vertical growth showing above 

 the feathery or fruiting line is that which developed from about 

 October to January 22d the following year, or in a])out three months. 



When the same tree Avas pruned, forty-three of these limbs were 

 taken out and seven were cut back because they grew where more 

 fruit bearing wood could be produced. When a lemon tree reaches 

 this age very little cutting back is necessary. IMost all of the vertical 



