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blossoms showing colour the trees may be syringed occasionally on fine days, but 



Fig. 26. EXTENSION AND SUCCESSIONAL GROWTHS. 



References : K, part of a peach tree in growth, showing : leader extension, 2, pinched ; a, growths from a last 

 year's pinched lateral ; 1, bearing shoot pinched at the fourth good leaf ; 2, weak shoot, to be shortened to the bar 

 at the winter pruning ; 3, spur, not to be pruned ; 6, natural spurs with fruit at their base ; c, bearing shoot 

 pinched at the fourth good leaf, not counting the basal leaves (4). Two-year-old lateral (d) in fruit ; e, successional 

 shoot ; /, bearing branch ; bar, point of cutting away when the fruit is gathered ; g, unshortened shoot growth, to be 

 cut back to latent basal buds (bar) after bearing. Forming fruitful wood (/i) ; i, extension ; j, bearing shoots ; 

 k, basal growth to be left entire unless over 6 inches in length ; I, short growth to be cut back to basal buds in winter. 

 Result of shortening a shoot to two buds (wi) ; , bearing shoot to be retained ; o, shoot to be cut back to two buds 

 in winter to provide successional bearing wood. 



always sufficiently early to allow them to become dry before night. When the blossoms 

 open syringing must cease, merely damping the floors and borders occasionally to 



