5o8 The Fruit Garden. [Nov. 



As foon as one tree is pruned, let the branches be im- 

 mediately nailed to the wall or tied to the efpalier ; let 

 them be laid in horizontally, and let every one be trained 

 ilraight and ciofe, and at regular diflances. 

 Prune Cherry-trees. 

 Cherry-trees may alfo be pruned now; either dwarfs 

 againft walls, or fuch as are Handards. 



In pruning the wall cherries, nearly the fame method 

 is to be pradlifed as propofed above in pruning plums, 

 &:c. for as the fame bearers continue fruitful many years 

 let only any cafual worn-out old branches, as fupport 

 but little or no bearing fruit- fpurs, be taken off, that 

 there may be room to train the full bearing branches, 

 and the fupply of young wood, in a free and regular 

 manner to the wall. 



Likewife obferve where a fupply of new woodiswant- 

 ng in any part, leave for that purpofe, in the proper 

 places, fome of the ftrongeft of the laft year's fhoots; and 

 alfo fuch of thefe Ihoots as are not wanted 'for the above 

 purpofe mufl now be cut away quite clofe, leaving no 

 Itumps. 



The ill cots of thefe trees, and the branches in general, 

 muft alfo be trained in without being Ihortened or topped. 

 For cherry-trees alfo produce their fruit principally 

 upon fhort robuil fpurs ; and the branches or fhoots will 

 begin to produce fome of them in the fecond year, pro- 

 vided they are not fhortened. 



The general branches and occafional fupply of young 

 wood, in wall cherries, (hould remain five or fix inches 

 diftance. 



But in pruning morella- cherry-trees, in particular, al- 

 ways take care to leave every year a due fupply of the laft 

 fummer's (hoots ; and thefe fhould be left in every part 

 of the tree, at the diftance of four, five or fix inches ; for 

 this kind of cherry-tree, in particular, produces its 

 fruit principally upon the laft years' (hoots. 



Let all the forts of thefe trees be regularly nailed to 

 the wall, tree and tree, according as they are pruned ; 

 trainin:; the branches ftraight, about five or fix inches 

 afunder. 



Plant Apples y Pearsy Plums and Cherries. 

 Tranfplant apple, pear, plum, and cherry-trees, for 

 cfpaliers, and walls, where they are wanting; and this 



may 



