THE MONTlir.Y HDLl.ETIN. 



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urowlli should lie tiikcii (uil. A Iitc piopci'ly pniiii'd from its iiil'ancy 

 is 1)1"()u,l;'1iI to this a.uc without i.-irtre stuhhy linilis near the top (jf the 

 treo. 'JMiis iiictliod of pruning' ;nid ti'ainiiiL;' ol' a youiij; Iciiiou oi-chai'd 

 will bring' the ti'ees to full beai'ing age without any long l)ai'e limbs, 

 devoid of fruit limbs and fruit spui's on the frame of the tree. Great 

 care should be taken not to allow the growth to become too thick. 

 SouK'tiiiies it may be necessary to take out a whole limb and open the 



Fig. 91.- — Showing a tree pruned once 

 late in the spring and the pruning not fol- 

 lowed up during the summer. (Original.) 



tree a little to let in the air and light so that the fruit-bearing wood in 

 the interior of the tree will bear fruit. 



Figure 91 shows a tree pruned once late in the spring and the prun- 

 ing not followed up during the summer. !Mueh of the gi-owth is 

 wasted b}^ allowing too much of it to become woody. This will have 

 to be taken out. Therefore, time will be lost in the proper building 

 of the frame of the tree and in tlie development of fruit bearing wood. 



