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formed near the body of the tree, while by the latter 

 method the fruit will be on long branches that are 

 more likely to be injured by wind storms. 



"When the trees attain the proper age to produce 

 annual crops of miit, tne wood growth will be 

 checked, and exceDt to remove a branch occasionally, 

 there will be little or no pruning required. 



