THE PEAR. 



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pruning. In the case of standard trees, fruit buds form 

 freely at the extremities of the preceding season's growth. 

 Thus it will be seen that if the shoots of such trees are 

 not shortened, as is done in the case of dwarf trees, fruit 



Fig. 57. A PYRAMIDAL PEAR 

 TREE BEFORE PRUNING. 



A healthy and promising- young tree* 



Fig-. 58. A PYRAMIDAL PEAR 

 TREE AFTER PRUNING. 



Showing- Fig 57 after it has been 

 correctly pruned. 



buds will form naturally on the last year's growth. Fruit 



buds are usually plump and fat-looking, whereas wood 



buds are slender and more or less pointed in shape. (Fig. 



55.) 



