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TRINCIPLES AND TRACTICE OF PRUNING 



the wires, while those of the trailing varieties are tied 

 either horizontally along the wires or in fan-shape 

 (Fig. 247 r). 



A variation of this trellis (Figs. 247 rf, 248-2) is used in 

 some sections where the trailing varieties are grown. Two 

 cross-pieces 18 or 20 inches long are nailed to each post, one 

 near the top and the second about 2 feet below. Wires 

 are strung along the ends of the crosspieces. Sometimes 

 both bearing and nonbearing canes arc trained to the 

 same wires, frequently the nonbearing canes on the lower 



FIG. 244— LOGANBERRY PLANTS WITH FRUITING CANES SUPPORTED ON 

 WIRE TRELLIS 



wires and the bearing canes on the upper wires and some- 

 times vice versa. 



These systems are the most popular ones ; they are 

 often varied to suit particular conditions or the con- 

 \ cnience of the grower. When the plants arc set in hills 

 fi or more feet apart each way, the canes may be pinched 

 back at about 3 feet to make a stocky growth. Fre- 

 quently, when the plants are set in hills, a post is set by 

 each plant and the canes tied to it (Fig. 248-5). The trail- 



