EXERCISE XXIII 



THE PRUNING OF THE APPLE 



Material and apparatus. Small orchard ; pruning-saw, pruning- 

 knife. 



Discuss the pruning of the apple and give the reason for each 

 step. Discuss how a one-year-old tree must be pruned ; a two- 

 year-old tree; a five-year-old tree; a mature tree.. How is a 

 low-headed tree formed ? When should the head be started ? 

 Discuss. Give the advantages and the disadvantages of a low- 

 headed and a high-headed tree. 



REFERENCES: 



Thomas, " The American Fruit Culturist," pp. 98-109. 

 Waugh, " The American Apple Orchard," chap. ix. 



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