EXERCISE XXIV 



THE PRUNING OF THE PEAR 



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

 priming-knife. 



Discuss the pruning of a one-year-old tree, a two-year-old 

 tree, a ten-year-old tree, and a mature tree. How does the 

 pruning of the pear differ from that of the apple ? Discuss 

 in detail. 



REFERENCES : 



Bailey, " The Pruning Book," pp. 269-278. 



Paddock and Whipple, " Fruit Growing in Arid Regions," pp. 133-138. 



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