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in the latter cases little summer pruning is required beyond 

 cutting out weak growths and thinning out others where they 

 are too crowded. Bush and Pyramid Apple, Pear, and Plum 

 trees do not need summer pruning so closely as cordon and 

 wall-trained trees, whilst Apple and Cherry trees should not 

 be so strictly dealt with as Pears and Plums, more license being 

 allowed and the growth of more young shoots permitted. Estab- 

 lished Apple trees invariably produce numerous shoots having 

 a plump bud at the end. These will bear fruit and should not 

 therefore be interfered with. The leading growth of the various 

 branches should not be shortened at the summer pruning. 



Reference to the sketches that accompany this chapter 

 will no doubt render this explanation of one of the most im- 

 portant practices in fruit cultivation clear to the reader. 



