'Trees for Small Gardens 



transplanted in the previous October. In the 

 following winter the young tree must be pruned as 

 shown in Fig. 2 : then a year later as shown in 



Fig- 3- 



In after years the laterals i.e., side shoots which 



are not required to form branches will be summer 

 pruned (see Chapter IV.) and the leading shoots will 

 be cut back during the winter (see p. 21). Note 

 that the centre of the tree must be kept clear of 

 young growths and that the leaders should be 

 pruned to buds which point outwards. 



(ii.) CORDON FRUIT TREES. This is a very popular 

 type of tree for small gardens, and almost any 

 nurseryman will supply properly trained " Single," 

 " Double," or Four-branched Cordons (see illustra- 

 tion, p. 27). Amateurs will do well to plant Cordons 

 rather than "Espaliers," because the latter type of 

 tree is not easily kept in order by untrained gardeners. 

 The horizontal branches of Espaliers are arranged on 

 different levels, and the topmost branches will, 

 invariably, grow most vigorously whilst the lower 

 branches gradually die back unless they receive 

 proper and continual attention. 



Cordons are not so difficult to deal with ; the side 

 shoots are summer-pruned (see p. 30) and the leading 

 shoots are pruned back to a bud on alternate sides 

 each year so that the latter are thus made to follow 

 a straight line. 



Single cordons are usually planted about 18 inches 

 apart and they are often trained obliquely to a fence 

 i.e., at an angle of about 45 degrees with the ground 

 level. 



(iii.) HALF-STANDARDS. The half-standard tree 

 has a stem which is about 4 feet in length. Various 



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