PRUNING 



away — ^but only a little should ever need doing at any 

 one time or season. And only a little will need to be 

 done at one time, if that little is attended to as each year 

 brings it. 



It is not of course possible to give here a complete 

 list of trees and shrubs, with their peculiarities in regard 

 to bloom, but some of the most commonly planted are 

 included below, with directions as to time for pruning. 



FRUITS 



Apple. Fruit borne on old spurs — prune in 

 spring, or after the fruit is gathered. 



Pear. Fruit borne on old spurs — prune sparingly 

 in spring, or after the fruit is gathered. 



Plum. Fruit mostly on spurs, but in some varie- 

 ties on both spurs and annual growth — prune in spring. 



Cherry. Similar to plum — prune in spring or 

 after harvest. 



Peach. Fruit borne near base of previous year's 

 shoots — ^prune after harvest. 



Blackberry. Fruit borne on canes of previous 

 season's growth — cut old canes out after fruiting, 

 cut young canes back as soon as two feet high — cut 

 laterals on these sparingly at tip in spring, or not at all. 



Raspberry. Same as blackberry; spring pruning 

 is only to thin the fruit; all cutting back should be 

 done the previous season. 



Currant. Fruit borne on both old and young 

 wood — the best on base of i year shoots springing 

 from I year spurs ; have no wood over three years old. 



Grapes. Borne on wood of present season which 



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