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and fcrauches cut away, reducing it, if necessary, almost to bare poles. 

 TMs work must be done at flowering time, and at no other time. The 

 illustration shows a Cootamundra wattle so pruned. If large wounds or 

 surfaces are exposed as a result of this pruning, they may be covered 

 with a coating of pure white paint to preserve the wood and prevent 

 decay. 



Sallow Acacia (Acacia longifolia) . 



In training the young tree, especially where it is needed for garden 

 or shrubbery work, or where it is grown on a lawn, the tip should 

 first be pinched away when the plant is a foot or 15 inches high. That 

 will cause it to break out low down into several growths and ultimately 

 grow^ into a fine bush shrub, breaking away with several branches or 

 stems quite close to the ground. This is by far the best method of 

 treatment for the growing of such brittle-wooded trees as Acacia 

 saligna (Willow wattle), Acacia macradenia, and Acacia cyanophylla. 



