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PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PRUNING 



trees, may be somewhat spread out, and sprawling ones, 

 like Rhode Island Greening apples, raised, and so on. 



121. Fall vs. spring pruning of twigs and small 

 branches. — Common experience shows that even when 

 small twigs and branches arc cut properly, as just in- 



FIG. f-9— WRONG WAY TO CUT OFF BIG LIMB 

 The leverage due to the weight of the limb will almost always produce this 

 kind of break. [The tree was to be cut down anyway to clear the ground for a 

 building !] 



dicated (120), there may be dying back. This rarely 

 occurs, however, when the pruning is done in the spring. 

 Fall-pruned twigs very frequently kill back an inch to 



