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as well as the period of starting into growth in the spring, 

 the color of the fruit, time of ripening and longevity of 

 the tree. 



Unlike the apple, the peach produces its fruit upon 

 wood produced during the preceding summer, and since 

 the tendency is to excessive wood growth, unless the trees 

 are regularly pruned, they soon become long branched 

 and high topped, and make it difficult to harvest the fruit. 



The foundation of a good framework in a peach tree lays 

 entirely in the proper arrangement of the limbs during the 

 first year in the orchard. This tree has its limbs well ar- 

 ranged. 



One-year-old trees direct from the nursery are most 

 desired for orchard planting and will consist of a single 

 long straight whip with many side branches. These side 

 branches should be cut back so as to leave but one bud 

 at their base, and the main stem cut off, leaving from three 

 to five side branches. These should be so selected that they 



