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appeared, fend forth numerous ftrong 

 ufelefs wood, and no fruit, 



Efpalier Apple trees in generalr 're- 

 quire pruning and training every Sum-* 

 mer and Winter to preferve the regular 

 form, &c. by retrenching the redun- 

 dant, and training in the proper growths. 



The Summer pruning is requifite ia 

 order to reform the irregularities of the 

 fame year's growth, fo mould begin 

 to go over the trees in May, or early 

 in June, before the (hoots of the year 

 are much advanced, and carefully prune 

 out all the fore-right, and evidently 

 fnperabundant and unneceffary young 

 fhoots, retrenching them quite clofe 3 

 which, if begun early before the 



fhoots 



