310 SOME SPECIFIC ADVICE 



branches off the main limbs, else these limbs will 

 become too long and pole -like. There are no 

 particular precautions to be observed in the prun- 

 ing of an apple tree. For spurs and buds, see 

 Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 

 18, 41, 62, 63. For trees, see Figs. 123, 126, 127, 

 133, 134, 145, 146, 147, 154, 155, 156, 161, 162, 

 163, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 

 176, 177, 178, 189, 190, 205 (dwarf). 



Apricot 



The apricot is treated in essentially the same 

 way as the plum (which see) ; but since some 

 of its fruit is borne on the last year's shoots, 

 heading -in may thin the fruit. For spurs and 

 buds, see Figs. 38, 39, 40, 42, 57, 58. For trees, 

 see Figs, 182, 183. 



The following directions for the pruning of 

 apricots in California are by J. B. Neff,* and 

 they may be applied with minor modifications 

 to other stone fruits and to other regions: 



"Trees of four to five feet in height are preferable for 

 .planting, and when planted should be trimmed to a single 

 stem and cut off at eighteen inches from the ground. 

 These will throw out shoots vigorously and frequently two 

 or three shoots from one bud. These shoots should be 

 thinned out, leaving not more than four or five, no two 

 of which should come from one bud, nor be directly oppo- 

 site. The first shoot should start twelve inches from the 



*Before Farmers' Institute, Anaheim, C.'al., Apr. l, IWtT. 



