110 GARDENING FOR ALL. 
The more we prune a healthy tree the more it will grow, 
until it becomes a mass of barren spurs or of worthless 
branches. 
The way to obtain fruit in abundance and of fine quality, 
is to keep the trees healthy and well nourished; allow them 
as much extension of 
branch as is con- 
venient, and keep each 
branch and shoot and 
spur so far from its 
neighbour that each 
leaf upon the tree will 
obtain a full share of 
sunshine and fresh air 
during its period of 
existence. 
To this end then, 
the science of pruning 
/ must be exercised. 
Be Keep the branches of 
ae a standard or orchard 
ie tree so wide apart that 
“ a man can easily move 
a“ among the branches; 
We of a dwarf or bush tree 
ae that he can get his 
vie head and_ shoulders 
# between the branches ; 
iB and the branches of an 
espalier or wall tree so 
far apart that the 
leaves upon one branch 
or spur donot shadethe 
‘ leaves upon its neigh- 
| ees bour; which means 
that the branches 
A Pruning for fruit. should be from a foot 
B Pruning for wood. to eighteen inches 
; apart — according to 
circumstances, and the spurs on each branch from five to 
nine inches apart. 
