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Part of the Tree deftitute of bear- 

 ing Wood ; fo that, in a few Years, 

 there will not be any Fruit but upon 

 the upper Part of die Trees ; which 

 alfo mull be the Cafe where they 

 are planted too dole ; becaufe there 

 being no room to extend the Branch- 

 es on either Side, they are obliged 

 to lead them upright ; which pro- 

 duces the before - mentioned ill 

 Effeft. 



There may alfo be fome Perfons, 

 who may think this Diftance too 

 fmall for thefe Trees ; becaufe 

 Plums, Cherries, and moft other 

 Sort of Fruit-trees, require much 

 more rcom : but when it is confi- 

 der'd, that Peach andNe&arine- trees 

 produce their Fruit only upon the 

 former Year's Wood, fo that the 

 Shoots of thefe Trees mull be annu- 

 ally (horter.cd in every Part of them, 

 to obtain bearing Wcod, therefore 

 the Trees may be kept in much lefs 

 Compafs than thole of any other 

 Sort of Fruit, and thereby every 

 Part of the Wail may be conltantly 

 fupplied with bearing Branches: for 

 when the Trees are planted at a 

 great Diftance, the Branches are of- 

 ten extended to fuch Lengths, as to 

 leave the Middle of the Trees na- 

 ked. 



And here I can't help taking no- 

 tice of ar.other very great "Error in 

 planting Wall-fruit ; which is, the 

 placing Standard or Half-ftandard- 

 trees between the others, to cover 

 the upper- Part of the Wall, and to 

 produce Fruit, until the Trees un- 

 derneath are grown up fufficient to 

 furnifti the Walls, when the Stan- 

 dards are to be taken away. This 

 is done without cor,fidermg, that the 

 greater Number of Trees which are 

 planted in a fmall Compafs, the lefs 

 Nourimment they can receive, and 

 fo, confequently, mult be the weak- 

 er ; -for the fame Space of Ground 



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can't r.ouriin twenty Trees equal!/ 

 as well as it could ten : fo that what- 

 ever Strength the Standard - trees 

 may have, the Dwarfs will be pro- 

 portionably weaker : and it is a 

 common Obfcrvation, that molt 

 Trees extend toheir Roots as far un- 

 der-ground, as their Branches fpread 

 above ground ; fo that there mould 

 always be the fame Allowancegiven 

 to the W all-trees, if we would have 

 them ftrong and vigorous ; therefore 

 the building very high Walls for 

 Fruit is to no Purpoie ; for a ten 

 or twelve FeetWall will be fufficient 

 for moil Sons of Fruit, except 

 Pears. 



But to return to Planting: After 

 you have mark'd out the Places 

 where each Tree is to Hand, you 

 mult with your Spade makeanHole 

 wide enough to receive the Roots of 

 the Tree ; then you mould place it 

 down, obferving to turn the Bud 

 outward, that the wounded Part of 

 the Stock may be hid ; and let the 

 Stem of the Tree be placed about 

 four or five Inches from the Wall, 

 with its Head inclining thereto; then 

 fill in the Earth with your Hands, 

 obferving to break the Clods, that 

 the Earth may fall in between the 

 Roots, fo as no void Spaces may be 

 left about them. You mould alfo 

 gently make the Tree with your 

 Hands, to fettle the Earth down the 

 better ; then with your Foot gently 

 prefs down the Earth about the 

 Stem ; but do not tread it down too 

 hard, which is many times a very 

 great Fault : for when the Ground 

 is inclinable to bind, the treading of 

 it ciofe doth often render theGround 

 fo hard, as that the tender Fibres of 

 the Roots can't ftrike into it; where- 

 by the Tree remains at a Stand foi 

 fome time ; and if the Earth be no 

 locfcn'd in time, it frequently dies 

 fo that, whenever )ou obftrve th| 



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