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branch, sometimes for a foot or more. All this means that on those 

 branches where a quince tree sets fruit its yearly growth is very slight 

 indeed, and if it bears abundantly, the tree will present a rounded top, 

 looking almost as though it had been sheared, as in the case of the 



Fig. 2. — Young quince tree, not yet in bearing, showing long terminal shoots, 

 which need heading in. 



tree in Fig. 1. Whereas, if the tree sets Uttle fruit, a young tree in 

 particular may make a long, spreading growth, which will give it the 

 appearance shown in Fig. 2. 



