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grower may form the head at any height and in any way that 

 he chooses. The two-year trees, on the other hand, come with 

 side branches already formed. The grower must either select 

 the foundation for the head from them, or if the branches are 

 placed too closely together, he must remove part of them and 



Fig. 66. (a) Well-grown one-year-old Stayman 

 Winesap apple trees. (6) Good two-year-old 

 trees of the same variety. 



develop the head over again. A nurseryman may develop a 

 better head on a tree than an inexperienced grower, but the 

 skillful grower who will give the matter attention may well 

 purchase the one-year tree. Trees planted side by side at one 

 and two years of age cannot be distinguished in the orchard 

 four or five years later, so far as size is concerned. 



