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pruned too short, and those immediately above them 

 too long. The result is, that nearly all the sap flows 

 towards the top of the tree, leaving little for the lower 

 part, and the branches towards the base are arrested in 

 their growth before they have attained their proper 



Fig. 176. Restoration of a Young Pyramidal Tree. 



length ; owing to this cause, the lower branches bear a 

 too great abundance of fruit, which weakens them, and 

 gradually they die off, the tree running to head. 



If the trees are not higher than five or six feet 

 (fig. 176), and retain sufficient vigour, it is best to cut 



