386 PYRAMIDAL TRAININGT OF THE PEAR TREE. 



summer following the fourth pruning before described, 

 attention should be given to the young branches at the 

 top of the pyramid, while the side ones will also require 

 it. As the lower branches will have attained to nearly 

 their full length, a too vigorous growth of the terminal 

 shoot of each must be prevented by pinching. 



Fig. 189. 



Pyramidal Pear Tree. Fifth pruning. 



Fig. 189 shows the aspect of the tree at the fifth 

 pruning, and how the pruning is performed. As is 

 well seen by glancing from B to A of Fig. 189, the new 

 growth of the lower branches is cut very short, while 

 the higher the remaining superior branches are, the 



