184 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OK PRUXIXC, 



FIG. 143 TREE GROWN FROM 



A "WHIP" WITH THE 



LEADER LEFT 



FIG. 144 HEAD FORMED BY 



"WHIP" WITH LEADER 



CUT BACK 



head may be started any- 

 where. Trees which na- 

 turally grow erect, at least 

 on the start apple, sweet cherry and pear may be 

 headed at 18 to 24 inches from the ground ; and those 

 smaller growing, more spreading trees, such as the stone 

 fruits, other than sweet cherries, may be headed 6 or even 

 more inches lower. This pruning must be done im- 

 mediately after the trees have been set. If delayed for a 

 year the chance to get a good, low head will have been 

 lost ; for no attention will make up for the neglect to do 

 the work at the proper time. 



During the first summer practically all the buds 

 start and the "whips" will "feather out" abundantl 



