296 Mr. Seymour's Mode of training Peach Trees. 



upright shoot is cut to three buds, and the side shoots are 

 shortened to produce lateral shoots for future bearing; these 

 lateral shoots are laid in about a foot asunder (a). 



In the course of the winter or spring of the third year I 

 shorten the side shoots to about ten or twelve inches, as may 

 be most convenient for wood buds (bb\ to get two principal 

 leading shoots from each side shoot; the first about three 

 inches from the stem, as the bud may suit, and the other at 



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the end of the shortened shoots, so as to double the leading 

 shoots. The upright shoot is always cut at three of the 

 lowest and most suitable buds, so as the stem may be kept as 

 short as possible ; for, unless the side shoots are multiplied 

 the stem gets too high. If the side shoots are strong the 

 year after cutting down, they may be laid in their whole 

 length; but if weak, they must be cut short to give them 

 strength. Continue in this way to double the side shoots for 

 two or three years, by which the tree will get strength, and 

 then it will admit of the side shoots being shortened to about 

 fourteen inches (c). Cut for two or three years, so as to pro- 

 duce three shoots upon each side shoot, and so continue until 

 there is a sufficient number of leading shoots to furnish the 

 wall. 



After the tree has got into a bearing state, I cut the lateral 

 shoots to about eight or nine inches, taking care to cut at a 

 wood bud, and at the time of disbudding leave the best situ- 

 ated buds, and those nearest the base, for the future year's 

 bearing. 



