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is picked or not, only it is an awkward job if the tree 

 is heavily laden. Only those shoots should be cut 

 away that would have to be removed in winter 

 pruning, and the pruner should leave shoots with 

 three or four leaves on the pruned shoots next the 

 main branch. This makes a small spur that will in 

 all probability throw one or two bloom buds in future. 

 The leading shoots should be left their full length, 

 but if very long they can have i to i^ feet cut off 

 their ends. Trees that are planted in hops benefit 

 very much from this treatment. The shade of the 

 hops, and generally too rank a growth, tend to develop 

 an abundance of long sappy wood, which left to itself, 

 cannot ripen sufficiently to withstand frost. If, after 

 thinning, the remaining shoots look too weak and 

 bending, it is a good plan to cut 9 inches off their 

 ends in a fortnight's time, just before the hops are 

 picked. This prevents them from being damaged by 

 sudden exposure to the wind. 



The most useful work on Pruning we know is 

 Udale's (see literature page end of book). It is nicely 

 illustrated and gives careful instructions. 



