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CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



As soon as the trees are set, the tops should be pruned 

 back. It is better to do it at this time than before plant- 

 ing, as more uniform trees can be secured throughout 

 The disposition on the part of most planters 



the grove. 



Fig. 65. Pruning- and root trimming- of citrus tree at time 

 of planting. Two-year Tardiff orange tree on a four-year 

 rough lemon root, thirty inches from crown roots to branches. 

 Cuts to be made where lines cross the roots and branches. 



is to retain too much of the top. When the trees are 

 lifted from the nursery row, more than half of the root 

 system is left in the ground. The top and leaf area 



