*8 OF. PRUNING 



great difhuices on the bole, where there 

 are no branches, a young moot may be 

 fuffered to grow to fill up the vacancy, 

 and in the winter, pruned as they were 

 before. This work muft be performed 

 regularly winter and fummer, until the 

 trees have got fufficient length of Hem* 



As the trees grow in ftrength, there 

 mould a foot or two of the bottom of the 

 tree be cleared of all branches every year, 

 and never any more fuffered to grow ; but 

 this mould not be too haftily done, for 

 all trees grow much better, ftouter, and 

 flronger when the flem is well furnifhed 

 with fmall branches ; for when it is too 

 much diverted of them it grows too tall 

 for its flrength, becomes top-heavy, and 

 unable to fupport itfelf ; is eafily twifled 

 by the wind, and if its not broke, is fb 

 damaged as never to make a good tree, 

 and will be all fhaken when cut. If trees 

 are thus managed for a few years, there 

 will be no blemifhes, they will be very 

 handfome, as well as very valuable, and 



when 



