SECT. XII. OF PRUNING, iff? 



to make room accordingly. For the better oppor- 

 tunity of furnishing the tree with young wood, the 

 bearing branches of this tree should be at six inches 

 distance, and then one young shoot trained between, 

 makes them three inches distant, closer than which 

 they must not be. The morella, it is clear, ought to 

 have no stubs left in pruning with a view to spurs., 

 nor must any foreright shoots be suffered to grow at 

 all, but let them be rubied off while very young, or 

 rather while in the bud. 



The mordla cherry is commonly planted against 

 north walls, where they grow large and hang long, 

 as they are commonly not wanted till late in the 

 season to preserve; but if planted upon warmer 

 walls, their fruit is finer, and (when thoroughly ripe) 

 excellent for table use in September, or October, ac- 

 cording to the aspect of their growth; Yet a fuH 

 south wall may be too hot for it. 



PLUMS of the finer sorts are often planted against 

 walls, and deserve a good one. 



For the pruning of plum trees, the directions 

 given for cherries apply to them ; only that the 

 branches should be laid somewhat wider ; i. e. at 

 five or six inches, according to the sorts as free or 

 less free in their growth ; many let these trees pro- 

 ject too much. 



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FILBERDS, or other nuts, may be trained. Lay 

 them at full length, the branches about six inches 

 distance, shortening only the shoots of new planted 

 trees, in order to the furnishing a proper head and 

 spread of branches, which should be kept very hori- 

 zontal, to check their free growth. 



They bear upon the sides and ends of the upper 

 young branches ; so that young wood must be 



