62 FRUIT TREES. 



We allow to the new branch extensions of the 

 second series two-thirds of their length, and suppress 

 the half or three- fourths of the length of the upper 

 branches. These various ramifications are cut a little 



Fig. 43. Fourth Pruning of the Pyramidal Pear. 



longer than before, because the lower branches have 

 now less need of protection, and it is time to com- 

 mence giving to the tree its pyramidal form. The 

 new terminal shoot is treated the same as in preceding 

 years. 



During the following summer, we observe the same 



