K THE FRUIT GROWER'S GUIDE. 



than obtains with the vertical, which are liable to become bare or weak at the bottom 

 and have a superfluity of shoots at the top of the trees. The equalisation of vigour 

 is the main feature of diagonal training. The trees require to be planted 18 inchea 

 asunder for walls, but for espaliers the trees should be planted 2 feet apart. G is a 

 terminal tree pruned and planted, the dotted lines indicating the direction of the shoots 

 the ensuing year. H is a similar tree, also branch and root pruned, and planted 

 diagonally. The treatment does not differ materially from that of the vertical, only the 

 necessity for stopping the leader is not so great, but it is well to practise it in view of 



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Fig. 15. Low STANDAED TEEE. (Scale: \ inch = 1 foot.) 



References : L, maiden tree. M, tree in second year : p, point of stopping leader ; q, point of shortening in 

 autumn. N, tree in third year : r, point of shortening in autumn. 0, tree in fourth year : s, point of winter 

 pruning. 



well developed buds. The summer treatment is shown by /, and the tree after the winter 

 pruning by J, and in the early autumn of the second year after planting the general 

 resemblance of the tree will correspond to K. This is a very desirable method of training^ 

 insuring early bearing, with productive crops of the choicest fruit under favourable 

 climatic conditions. If it is desired a cordon may have two branches from the main stem. 

 If these are trained upright it is known as a double vertical cordon ; if slantingly, as a 

 double diagonal cordon. The references are to figures on the preceding page. 



Low Standard Trees (Fig. 15). L is a maiden tree with foliage. It is necessary to 



