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PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PRUNING 



The cane chosen (6) is cut at 1, 2, or 3, leaving a fruit spur of 

 one, two or three fruit buds and the cane. C is removed entirely 

 by a cut at g. The more vigorous the variety and the particular 

 cane, the more buds should be left. The water sprout c is cut back 

 at 1, leaving a replacing spur of one eye. Of course a replacing 

 spur is left only in case the arm is too long and will require shi)rten- 

 ing the next year. The unit in short pruning consists then of a 

 single fruit spur of one, two or three fruit buds. 



The unit of pruning in long and half long systems shownin Fig.2.")8 

 consists of a fruit cane, a. with its renewal spur, d. In the illus- 

 tration, (J represents tlie renewal spur of two years previous. On 

 it was left a fruit cane, a, which has produced the crop of the 

 previous season and a renewal spur, d, which lias produced fruit 

 wood for the present season. 



FIR. 257 —UNIT OF SHORT PRUNING 



In pruning, the fruit cane, a, is 

 upper cane, g, of the renewal spur, d 

 and shortened to about 1 for half 1 

 pruning. The lower cane, /, is cut 

 spur, whicli will produce the new 

 pruning. 



This is the normal method of proce. 

 are often necessary. If the cane g is 

 of vigor, otiier canes such as /, or e 

 <A<1 fruit cane, may be used for a r 

 point is that the cane used for this 

 two-year-old wood. In tlie same way, 

 be used for a renewal spur. Water s 

 year or older wood being available 



removed entirely at /. The 

 , is used for a new fruit cane 

 ong and to about 2 for long 

 back at 1 to form a renewal 

 wood for the next winter 



lure, but various modifications 

 unsuitable on account of lack 

 \en /i, )', near the base of the 

 ew fruit cane. The essential 

 purpose shall originate from 

 any suitably placed cane may 

 prouts fr(im three year, four- 

 ((■). Tlie essential point in 



