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PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PRUNING 



the wires, while those of the trailing varieties are tied 

 either horizontally along the wires or in fan-shape 

 (Fig. 247 c). 



A variation of this trellis (Figs. 247 d, 248-2) is used in 

 some sections where the trailing varieties are grown. Two 

 cross-pieces 18 or 20 inches long are nailed to each post, one 

 near the top and the second about 2 feet below. Wires 

 are strung along the ends of the crosspieces. Sometimes 

 both bearing and nonbearing canes are trained to the 

 same wires, frequently the nonbearing canes on the lower 



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FIG. 244 LOGANBERRY PLANTS WITH FRUITING CANES SUPPORTED ON 

 WIRE TRELLIS 



wires and the bearing canes on the upper wires and some- 

 times vice versa. 



These systems are the most popular ones; they arc 

 often varied to suit particular conditions or the con- 

 venience of the grower. When the plants are set in hills 

 5 or more feet apart each way, the canes may be pinched 

 back at about 3 feet to make a stocky growth. Fre- 

 quently, when the plants are set in hills, a post is set by 

 each plant and the canes tied to it (Fig. 248-5). The trail- 



