Many varieties of young trees require both summer and winter pruning of 

 top as well as laterals ; apricots, and some of the plums belong to this class. 

 Other varieties of fruits rec^uire summer j)runing or nipping of the laterals, the 

 top growth being thinned out and the permanent leaders left intact. Summer 

 pruning of ;s-tiung trees shovild be done early in the season, about November- 

 December, as this permits the new top growth to mature thoroughly before the 

 fall. It is fm-ther necessary to summer-prune the lateral growth again, about 

 Mareli. 



Early peaches and apricots which throw their buds should have the lateral 

 growth summer-pruned after the fruit has been harvested. 



Young pears should have the lateral growth treated twice dui-ing the summer 

 — early and late. 



All varieties of bearing trees which recjuire sununer treatment of their lateral 

 growth should be summer-pruned about the end of February or early in ^larch. 



Remarks on Pruning to inside Buds in order 

 to spread the Tree, 



Some prunors are practising pruning to inside buds in order to spread trees. 

 The top bud always takes the sap and makes the strongest shoot, and, if pruned 

 close, will grow straig])t up. On the other hand, the second bud, which is on 

 the outside, makes a weaker shoot at a wide angle, because the wood above prevents 

 it from growing upriglit. l-!emo\-ing the first or inside shoot, and throwing the 



Pruning to iiisiilc biuls. 



