9. 
£9 replace the branches that ars vanting, 
Removing 39 uch wood from the tres hae a tendency 
t9 stimulate the growth of the remaining wood, and hence, 
hastens the healing prosess. Yhere trees are too vigorous, 
}owever, a rank growth of watersproutsa mar be thrown aut. 
These mast be trimmed back during the summer, savine only 
tinas that are nesded to improve tye shape of the tres. 
It has been generally acaepted among horticulturists 
‘hat summer pruning stimilates ?rutt production, and that 
winter pruning forces a crowth of wood, H-eavi topping of 
Ohio orchards during the dormant season, caused euch a 
develonment of fruit, that the results would geen to con- 
flict with the above views. In the orchards treated, 
the lateral branches were 39 overlnadad with fruit follow- 
{ne pruning, that in some cases the were broken dom. 
The increased develorment of wood vag alan remarkable. 
Tt would appear that the removal of the strong, upright 
branches, which normally bore the crop on the hichest 
tips, threw the gap into the fruit buds of the laterals, 
causinz them al) tt» set fruit. 
Mr, Cole (1912) has noted similar reeulte in Virgin- 
ia, where he hag hastened the fruiting of young trece by 
removines the uprisht branches from the Senter of the tree, 
aurine the dormant season. 
