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and the needless branches and sprouts cut away in the course 

 of winter pruning, having regard always to the necessities of 

 the system of circulation in the individual tree. 



HEIGHT OF STEM. 

 Fig. 118. 



a. Orchard tree, with stem seven to nine feet high. 



b. Orchard tree, with stem four to five feet high. 



c. A dwarf tree, trimmed into conical form. 



d. A dwarf tree, conical, but formed with drooping habit. 



In rearing the young tree from the bud or graft, we usually 

 determine the height of its stem when ready for bearing. It 



