1908.] 



Pruning Fruit Trees. 



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great winter operations in the fruit garden, digging and pruning, 

 the former is the more dependent on the weather, and should 



fig. 2. — Pruning apples :— (D), young wood tree. Left hand side of tree after 

 pruning, back branches shown in dotted outline for clearness. Right hand side of 

 tree unpruned, but marked for shortening by cross lines : {/), extension growths 

 shortened, or marked for it by cross lines, in order to induce buds to start pn the 

 whole length of the previous year's wood ; (g), short extensions to be left intact ; 

 (h), shoots summer pinched and shortened to two " eyes " at the winter pruning ; 

 (z'), spurs. 



therefore have the first claim. It is dangerous to defer digging 

 until spring, because bad weather may then cause serious delay ; 

 but there is no harm in deferring pruning. 



