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Of the new planted Cherry-House* 

 The plants here should also now be pruned. The 

 reader is necessarily referred to this article in Ja- 

 nuary and in March, in order to prevent repeti- 

 tions. 



The dwarfs, planted against the trellis, should be 

 pretty much headed-in, in order that they may pro- 

 duce wood to fill it the better next season. The 

 shoots on the lower and middle branches may ge- 

 nerally be cut back to half their lengths ; or the 

 weakest of them, perhaps, to two or three buds. 

 Those on the more extended parts of the tree may 

 be shortened one-third, or a half, according to their 

 strengths, and how much of the trellis they have to 

 fill. Observe here, that the shoots expected to 

 spring from them next year, are to be trained at 

 about the distance of eight or nine inches apart; and 

 you must now prune accordingly, in so far as the 

 present state of the wood upon the plant shall en- 

 able you. 



The riders need not be nearly so much cut in as 

 the dwarfs ; it being wished that they shall rather 

 produce fruit than wood. Their lower shoots should 

 not be shortened at all, and their extreme ones on- 

 ly perhaps a little, if necessary for filling the trellis 

 more completely towards the upper part. The trees 

 should, however, be divested of lateral and water- 

 shoots, if they have produced any in the latter part 

 of the season, and if these have not formerly been 

 taken off. 



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