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When pruning is done too early too many catkins may be cut away, but with 



Fig. 10. PRUNING FILBERT, AND CHARACTEEISTIC GROWTHS. 



References : B, pruned branch : e, leader shortened to a wood bud (catkins produced from base) ; /, side growths 

 or laterals long-pruned to secure catkins ; g, side shoot closely spurred-in ; h, spur ; i, long pruned shoot ; _;', short- 

 pruned shoot ; k, bearing shoot of preceding season may be cut away as shown, to secure large nuts, or be retained 

 for bearing ; dotted lines indicate wood buds ; round and scaled represent blossom buds. C, pruned branch B in 

 blossom and fruit ; Z, male blossoms (catkins) ; TO, female blossoms ; detached growths show results, but some growths 

 are omitted to make clear : n, leader ; o, basal shoots ; p, extremity growths, to be cut off at the bars (q) after the iruit 

 is set. 



plenty of those pruning may be done as soon as the female blossom buds are well 



