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TREES IN" WINTER 



be remembered that the buds from which the blossoms and fruit 

 come during any season have been formed during the previous sum- 

 mer. To have any influence upon the supply of blossoms and fruit 

 for the following year, therefore, the pruning should be done 

 early in the summer, before the fruit buds are formed. With 

 most species the best time is about the first of Julv. The removal 



Fig. 47. An example of good Pruning. The cuts have been made 

 close and smooth and the wounds properly dressed. 



of foliage, only, will produce the same effect as removing branches 

 with leaves attached. Since trees rarely grow too rapidly the 

 practice of summer pruning is seldom necessary. The rule, 

 however, is to prune in winter for more wood growth and in 

 summer for more blossoms and fruit. 



Pruning should never be done when the sap is moving freely in 



