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5. Care in Pruning. — CoUeQt samples of good and bad pruning 

 which will illustrate the importance of care in pruning (Fig. 83). 

 Cut surfaces should be left as smooth as possible. If a saw is ever 



- Fig. 82, — This two-year-old apple tree of the Mcintosh variety will begin 

 bearing fruit in three or four more years. Note how low the bottom branches are 

 — called a low-headed tree. 



