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limb might well be double the distance from the top that 

 it now is. No. 21 a shows No. 21 after it was pruned, with 

 the idea of making an open-centered tree. 



The objection also applies to No. 22 that the limbs are 



23 a 23 b 



FIG. 23. Failure. 



23 c 



too close. All of these were saved to form the framework 

 of a tree with a leader, as is shown in No. 22 a. The only 

 difference between this and No. 21 a is that the topmost 

 branch was left longer than the others. The pruner of this 

 tree is open to severe criticism because he allowed three 

 vigorous limbs to grow from near the surface of the ground, 



