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merely treated as we traiu a single braiieh of a fan-shaped tree, 

 and requires none of the careful pruning necessary to form the 

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Pear-tree trained in U form for ■'lery higli walls. 



graft, are chosen, planted at from 16 to 18 inches apart, and 

 trained as explained in the accompanying figures. 



Sometimes the Pear is trained as a vertical single or double 

 cordon. Of the two forms the single is preferable, and it is 

 c-liicHy suited for very liigh walls, the gable ends of outhouses, and 



