Pruning op Deciduous Fruit Trees. 



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Peach and Nectarine. 



These two fruits may l)e considered together. The nectarine is 

 only a smooth-skinned peach, hence any remarks anent one is applic- 

 able to the other. The best form for these trees is undoubtedly the 

 g-oblet or vase shape. The trees develop rapidly, are capable of 

 producing large crops, and this quality is best maintained by 

 intelligently distributing the weiglit of fr\iit over the whole tree. 



Fia. 20. — Japanese Plum " Wickson," an erect grower. 



From observations it would appear that these trees are difficult to 

 prune. One often notices trees trained as umbrellas, the centre so 

 choked up with weak growths and dead wood that light cannot pene- 

 trate, consequently no fruiting wood is produced. The lower buds 



