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SUCCESSFUL rilUIT CULTURE 



tree, the more severely must it be pruned. The larger 

 roots wherever injured should be cut off smooth, as decay 

 is more certain to spread from a torn than from a 

 smoothly cut surface. 



ESTABLISHING THE HEAD 



In cutting back the tree to obtain a balance 

 between the roots and top, the formation of the head 





Fig. 8— Well=Formed Low^Headed Tree, Twelve Years Old 



should be kept in mind and all shoots not needed to 

 form the main branches of the head be cut away 

 entirely. The trees as received from the average nur- 

 sery have the main branches started at from three to 

 four feet from the ground, and if a head started higher 



