16 MANAGEMENT OF APPLES IN NURSERY. 



out three shoots from the alternate buds (but 

 not twin buds from the same joint,) the three 

 shoots will be quite sufficient to form the bot- 

 tom of the tree, and those shoots wiil often 

 throw out quite wood enough for the tree to 

 support, which will be hereafter explained 

 under the general head of pruning/ 



But I shall now confine myself to the general 

 management, while they remain in the nursery. 

 Dwarf trees, as well as standards, being now 

 in general request, it is necessary, when the 

 pruning season commences, to reserve those 

 for dwarfs which are not likely to make stan- 

 dards; therefore, after having drawn or taken 

 away as many maiden trees as you may require, 

 all those you intend for standards you must 

 take off all shoots but one, leaving the strongest 

 and most upright. 



Those intended for dwarfs should be those 

 where the shoots are not upright or strong ; 

 in this case you ought to cut all off but two 

 shoots, and cut those shoots down to about 

 three buds ; or where one shoot is much 

 weaker than the other, in order to form a hand- 

 some tree, it is better to take off the weak 

 shoot and cut down the strong one to four or 

 five buds, which will produce quite a sufficient 



