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these suckers, as close as possible to the ground; and with a 

 careful handling these suckers put forth branches and become 

 themselves the tree. 



The fruit-bearing power of such a tree, hewever, never equals 

 that of the parent tree; indeed it can only be regarded as a 

 shift to keep a good cacao-field complete. 



Pruning time* 



The months of September and October are, with a view to 

 the November rains, the fit season for pruning. 



