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not be thrown out of balance, and they should not only 

 improve steadily, but yield more or less fruit during the 

 process of rejuvenation. 



320. "Dehorning" apple trees is a term used to describe 

 the severe reduction of the tops of old and neglected trees 

 by the removal of large limbs, especially in the upper 

 parts of the top (Fig. 30). To a greater or less extent the 

 proposition is the same, though less frequently practiced 

 with other fruit trees (Fig. 31). Jarvis has so well 

 handled this type of case* that his remarks are quoted 

 as follows : 



FIG. 324 SAME TREE AS IN FIG. 323 THE SUMMER AFTER PRUNING 



"Most trees are too high and may be greatly improved 

 by cutting back the upper branches. A tree that is 30 

 feet or over in height often may be shortened by 10 or 15 

 feet, and one between 25 and 30 feet often may be cut 

 back to about 15 or 20 feet. The horizontal branches, as 



* Connecticut (Storrs) Bulletin No. 61. 



