toO OF PRUNING XI- 



£. OF PRUNING ESPALIERTREES. 



The work of pruning efpalier trees is much the fame 

 as for wall trees. The only difference is, that inilead 

 of being fpread upon walls, the branches are fattened 

 to Hakes, or frames, as treliiies. The faftenings are 

 commonly ties of ozier twigs, bark of withy, ba^i, 

 yarn, or foft packthread, inftead of nails, which how- 

 ever may be ufedto frame work, if they are fmall ancL 

 fliarp pointed. See formation of a garden. 



As tsees planted for efpalier training fhould be 

 young, let great care be taken to fet them off right at 

 firft, by regular fhoots, full furrrifhed immediately 

 from the ftera ;. which is effected bv proper heading 

 down, as below ; much as w as- directed for wall trees, page 

 ISO. Apples, pears, plums, cherries, &c. rn the general 

 need not to be fo much freed of all branches at planting,, 

 as peaches, nectarines, and apricots : There are however 

 gardeners who prune down to the ftem, all forts of war! 

 and efpalier trees, as peaches are., 



The headi?:g doivn of a young tree, (L e. apple, &c 

 for an efpalier, that has only Ihoot from the graf- 

 finff, or budding, fhould h^ fo low, as- to leave two 

 or three, or at the molt four eyes on each fide of the - 

 item, from wjiich will proceed (hoots properly placed, 

 for training, if the tree has /u^ fhoots, one on each 

 fide, which branch out right and lefty., ib as to be made 

 principal leaders, cut each of them down to three or,- 

 four eyes. If it has three frmots, the upper one, if not 

 over ftrong* being lhortened down tc* a i'ew eyes* may 

 be trained ftrait up, and the two lower ones shortened 

 as above, as laterals--,; and. thus a goo<i foundation will be 

 made for- a proper fpread ox branches. If it bus four 

 fhoots properly placed for training, two on each fide, 

 the lower one may ba cut down, to feven, or eight 

 eyes, and that above to three or four; If the tree has 

 more fhoots, they nY?fy be either all cut out to two on, 

 each fide, fhojtening as before, 01%-one (if not over 



ftrong) 



