60 Fences, Walls and Hedges 



azaleas, mock oranges and dwarf horse- 

 chestnuts. If these are pruned in the 

 early spring all buds cut away are flowers 

 lost. The best way is to prune severely 

 every three or four years and regulate 

 yearly as much as possible by late spring 

 cutting. With the second class pruning 

 may be as close as you wish in the early 

 spring or late winter for many varieties 

 will flower all the better if closely cut back. 



Honey locust and osage orange may be 

 allowed to grow until they are an inch 

 through near the ground and then cutting 

 them back almost to the ground. A 

 strong new growth is the result and after- 

 wards they may be trimmed yearly as for 

 other hedges. 



Evergreens are best pruned in April. 

 By being clipped each year they become 

 very dense which is especially desirable for 

 the Norway spruce as it becomes very 

 open if allowed to grow. Most pines are 

 not happy when pruned, the white pine 

 being more tractable than the others; al- 

 though if their natural forms of growth 

 are carefully considered much can be done 

 with them. 



