THE APPLE 



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than this is desired the process of "heading up" will 

 require from one to three years, according to the hight 

 desired. Figure 7 illustrates this process, in which all 

 the branches, b b b b, are cut off close to the trunk, the 

 leader being allowed to grow and to produce a set of 

 branches at the dotted lines, a. The increase in the 

 hight of the head will not be more than fifteen or 

 eighteen inches each year and to start the main branches 



Fig. 9— The Same Tree in blossom 



five feet from the ground may require two or three 

 years after planting. The formation of a cluster of 

 branches at one point on the trunk should be avoided, 

 as in time the tree is sure to split down at the fork. 

 The main branches should start out from opposite 

 sides of the trunk at intervals of from five to ten inches 

 apart. 



