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rizontal, or half fan method. ( See Chapter on 

 training of fruit trees,) Train in the horizontal 

 method when the tree grows very vigorous, 

 and the half fan method when weaker. The 

 fruit is considerably improved in flavour by 

 the tree being planted against a south or 

 west aspect, upon which it is advisable to 

 have some planted, as well as upon other 

 aspects. 



First Year, — Winter Pruning. — At spring 

 let the tree be headed down to three or seven 

 buds according to its strength. 



Summer Priming. — When the shoots push, 

 let them be regulated as done to the May 

 Duke Cherry, taking care that the branches 

 are not nearer together than twelve inches. 



Second Year. — Winter Pruning. — The lead- 

 ing stem of the tree must be pruned down 

 to twelve or thirteen inches, and three shoots 

 be trained in, one straight up, and one on 

 each side. The practice of supplying the 

 tree with branches, both in summer stopping 

 of the lead, and at winter pruning, must be 

 regularly attended to as directed for the May 

 Duke. All those shoots that were trained in 

 last summer, for branches, must remain their 

 entire length. 



Summer Pruning. — Whatever lateral shoots 

 are produced upon the branches, they must 

 be trained in betwixt them, taking care that 

 all such shoots are not trained nigher than 

 three inches from each other. 



