196 SOME SPECIFIC ADVICE 



shows the appearance in fall, after the season's 

 growth has taken place. These pictures are made 

 from selected and typical trees, as grown by a man 

 in the famous plum -growing region at Geneva, 

 New York, where heading -in is much practiced. 

 From one -third to two -thirds of the annual 

 growth is sheared off every winter. 



In distinction from these plum trees, let the 

 reader consider Fig. 122. This picture is made 







120. Headed-in plum trees. May. 



from a typical plum tree as grown by a New York 

 man who does not head -in his trees. Both these 

 men are successful plum -growers. The trees bear 

 as well in the one case as in the other. Shall I 

 head -in my plum trees? That depends upon 

 whether you want trees like Fig. 120 or Fig. 122, 

 that is, upon whether you want to head them 

 in or whether you do not ! 



The relative merits of high heads or low heads 

 for fruit trees are always in dispute. This con- 



