THE PLUM. 



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Summer Pruning. The chief point to observe in the 



pruning of trees trained to walls is to keep them well fur- 

 nished with young wood. Thus each branch should have a 

 leading shoot, with laterals on each side. Now a sufficient 

 number of the latter should be allowed to grow unchecked 

 if there is room for them to be trained in to the wall. Gene- 

 rally speaking, the shoots ought not to be less than ift. 



Fig. 65. A PYRAMID OR BUSH PLUM 

 TREE BEFORE PRUNING. 



The tree is a young- one and has made un- 

 usually vigorous growth. The shoots should 

 have been summer pruned. 



Fig. 66. A PYRAMID PLUM 

 TREE AFTER PRUNING. 



The same tree as shown in 

 Figr. 65 after it has been judi- 

 ciously winter pruned. 



apart. If more numerous, then shorten all lateral shoots 

 in August to four leaves to form spurs, but do not inter- 

 fere with the leading or terminal ones. Bushes and pyra- 

 mids require lateral growths only to be shortened to the 

 fifth leaf. Cordons require all their lateral or side growths 

 to be shortened to five leaves in mid-August, allowing the 



