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the "open center'' tree, as it means a tree in which the 

 central branches have been removed and the lateral 

 branches so trained as to leave the center of the tree open 

 to sunlight and air. It is a style of training that produces 

 a larger percentage of highly colored fruit than is possible 

 with pyramidal trees in the hands of the average man. 



Well arranged branches in the head of an open-top apple 

 tree. Trunk protected from rabbits by a wooden veneer 

 wrapper. 



This vase shape must be started at the begining of the 

 second year in the orchard by cutting out the central leader 

 in the little trees, allowing nothing to remain but from 



