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growth, to shorten the outer or weaker canes half-way, 

 those a trifle stronger one-third, and from the strongest 

 only remove the soft tips. The advantage of this plan is 



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the group of canes bears fruit freely from base to 

 apex. It is the natural tendency of canes that are left 

 practically their full length to bear fruit only on the upper 



