84 CAUSES OF FRTJITFULNESS. 



ing the tree and inferior fruit are often the conse- 

 quence. Let them grow freely for a few years, 

 and the amount ultimately obtained from them 

 will be the greater. Indeed, the period of fruit- 

 fulness is often hastened by cultivation and retard- 

 ed by neglect. Except for the sake of experiment, 

 the preceding modes are not to be applied until trees 

 are large, when most varieties will bear sufficiently 

 without them 



