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diseases which often follow the operation of 

 pruning. 



If the following principles are borne in mind 

 pruning will cease to be a mystery to the novice 

 and his trees thereafter need not be left at the 

 mercy of the ignorant: 



1. Pruning the top strengthens the limbs re- 

 maining — the root system is not altered. 



2. Pruning the roots retards top growth be- 

 cause it reduces the supply of food. 



3. Trimming away terminal growths causes 

 forking which, obviously, increases or thick- 

 ens the branch system. It likewise encourages 

 fruit and flower production. 



4. Winter pruning produces greater vigor 

 in limbs permitted to remain ; summer pruning 

 produces more wood. 



5. Light annual pruning is better than heavy 

 pruning done at longer intervals. 



6. Dead wood should be removed at once, no 

 matter the season. 



TRANSPLANTING LARGE TREES 



Modern methods now in vogue permit the 

 successful transplanting of trees of extraor- 

 dinary height and with an extensive spread of 

 roots. When, therefore, a lot is obtained upon 



