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kind of soil the growth is less luxuriant, and in order 

 to give its maximum yield the tree will need all the 

 branches and twigs it can form. It is therefore 

 impossible to give general rules which can be simply 



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FIG. 58. An example of the Ecuadorian system of allowing the watershoots 

 at the base of the stem to grow up. 



followed. The planter must investigate and ascertain 

 for himself whether pruning increases the bearing 

 power to an appreciable degree. 



Though no general rules can be given as to the 



