Pruning Young Trees 



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The advantages of low-headed trees may be stated to 

 be greater ease in picking, thinning, pruning, and spraying, 

 and less damage to trees and fruit from winds. Some 



FIG. 19. Low-headed Trees, with Ascending Branches. Paonia, 

 Colorado. 



growers object to low-headed trees on account of the 

 greater difficulty of cultivating around them, but with 

 proper training low-headed trees develop ascending 



