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CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



and the weight of the foliage and the early fruiting brings the 

 branches to the ground. To relieve the lower branches of the 

 young tree of a part of this weight will enable them to assume 

 a better direction, and this slight relief at first will prevent much 



Fig. 6. Branch form of five-year-old 

 tree built down. 



branch-sawing in later years. The young tree as it comes from 

 the nursery usually starts upon an upright course. If stopped 

 at about three feet it can be brought along to develop strong 

 and well-arranged branches, much as has been described for 

 deciduous fruit trees in Chapter XII. The adjacent engraving, 

 Fig. 1, shows a young tree in planting condition, stopped at three 

 feet and needing only a slight cutting back of the laterals to be 

 ready to begin its orchard life. If young trees are transplanted 



Fig. 7. Foliage form of five-year-old tree. 



