52 CHERRY. 



Cherry ; the latter is preferred in Holland. In this country, 

 the budding system is more frequently practised on the va~ 

 rious species of stone fruit than grafting. 



Cherry trees, in general, produce the fruit upon small 

 spurs or studs, from half an inch to two inches in length, 

 which proceed from the sides and ends of the two year, 

 three year, and older branches ; and as new spurs continue 

 shooting from the extreme parts, it is a maxim in pruning 

 both standards and espaliers, not to shorten the bearing 

 branches when there is room for their regular extension. 



The Morello is in some degree an exception, as it bears 

 principally on the shoots of. the preceding year, the fruit 

 proceeding immediately from the eyes of shoots ; and bears 

 but casually, and in a small degree, on close spurs formed 

 on the two-year-old wood, and scarcely ever on wood of the 

 third year ; therefore, in pruning, leave a supply of young 

 shoots on all the branches from the origin to the extremity 

 of the tree, for next year's bearers. 



All kinds of Cherry trees, except the Morello, are apt to 

 glow very tall ; to remedy this, and to enable them to form 

 handsome heads, the leading shoot should be cut off when 

 of about three years' growth from the bud ; after which give 

 only occasional pruning, to reform or remove any casual 

 irregularity from cross-placed or very crowded branches, 

 and take away all cankery and decayed wood. 



Dwarf Cherry trees may be introduced into the Kitchen 

 Garden, and trained as espaliers, &c. When Morellos are 

 planted in an orchard, they may be placed from fifteen to 

 twenty feet apart ; trees of the duke kind may be planted 

 from twenty-five to thirty feet apart ; and the heart-shaped, 

 in general, will require to be from thirty to forty feet from 

 each other, or from any spreading trees. 



Cherry trees may be removed the first year after the bud 

 is established ; but they will bear removal at any time before 

 they come into bearing, which is about the fifth year. 



The gum which exudes from Cherry trees is equal to 



