SHAPING THE YOUNG TREE 



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outside. Figs. 146 and 147 are made from the 

 same plant, the latter illustration being taken in 

 May. It will be seen that the top buds are the 

 ones which have grown, and that 

 the tendency of the upper growth 

 at 3 is more nearly perpendicular 

 than that at 1. As growth pro- 

 gresses, however, the shoot 1 will 

 turn upwards and will very nearly 

 approach the perpendicular. It is 

 not often worth the while to pay 

 much attention to the location of 

 the upper bud, with re- 

 spect to the axis of the 

 shoot, but it is certainly 

 important to trim back 

 to a strong, healthy bud. 

 The illustrations 145 

 and 146 show the proper method 

 of leaving the main scaffold 

 branches. They arise alternately 

 from the main stem, and there- 

 fore do not form crotches, and 

 there is little danger that such 

 injuries will occur as that shown 

 in Fig. 105. If it is desired that 

 the leader shall continue so as to 

 form a two-storied tree, like that 

 in Fig, 127, the shoot from the 

 uppermost bud may be allowed to 



147. How the 

 growth starts. 



