EXERCISE XXIX 



THE PRUNING OF THE BUSH FRUITS 



Material and apparatus. Small patch of currants and goose- 

 berries ; pruning-knife and priming-shears. 



The currant and the gooseberry are two of the mosfr important 

 of the bush fruits. The method of pruning these fruits is differ- 

 ent from that used for tree fruits. After some practice in the 

 field discuss the best ways in which the bush fruits are pruned. 

 What wood should be removed each year ? Should the plants be 

 severely headed back, or thinned out by the removal of the older 

 canes ? Is it wise to keep approximately a definite number of 

 canes in each clump ? Discuss. 



REFERENCES : 



Bailey, " The Pruning Book," pp. 327-333. 



Bulletin No. 357, New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 



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