88 PLANTING IN UGANDA 



too dense; and the cutting out of all weak useless 

 growth, particularly about the middle of the tree. 



At all times, Cocoa is prone to produce strong 

 fleshy shoots at the base or on the main stems. 

 These growths are known as suckers. They should 

 be removed as soon as seen. On a plantation of 

 considerable size, it will pay to detail a man to 

 go continually over the Cocoa fields to look for, and 

 remove, the suckers. 



Coffee. The question of the advisability of 

 pruning Coffee for crop has been discussed else- 

 where, and an account of the method to be adopted 

 is there given. All that need be dealt with here is 

 the necessary pruning and stopping of the tree. 



The tree must be kept to one stem. Second 

 stems result, not from ordinary branches, but from 

 suckers which spring only from the stem of the 

 tree. These should be removed as soon as they are 

 seen. Topping should be done when the tree is 

 about 5^ ft. in height. All that is necessary is to 

 pinch out the growing tip. The topping will 

 cause suckers to appear abundantly all up the stem 

 of the tree. 



It is advisable to have pruners always going 

 through the fields removing suckers. These men 



