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The Canadian Horticulturist. 



PRUNING THE DWARF PEAR. 



HERE are very few fruit growers in Canada who know anything 

 about pruning the dwarf pear in proper shape and manner, but for 

 the most part they train all fruit trees in the same way. The best 

 form for the dwarf pear is the pyramid, as shown in the annexed 

 engraving. The first year a thrifty upright is aimed at ; the second 

 year the side branches are grown and cut back to within a few inches 

 of the upright stem, taking care to encourage longer growth at the 



Fig. 703. 



