HEAD FORMATION IN APPLE TREES 



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Plate XVI. Tompkins King Tree J32, at seven years. 



The leader shown in 2 and 3b is dead from the severe cold of the winter of 1917-18. 

 3a shows the tree after the removal of the dead leader, and 7 shows a well-formed tree 

 resulting. The growth of the leader in the young tree need be only moderately 

 stronger than the scaffold branches in order to secure a strong, well-balanced tree. 



