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PRUNING 



before removing it, this can be done by pruning it back 

 more severely. A limb on a young tree can also be dwarfed 



(Cornell Exp. Station) 



Fig. 79. Unequal cutting corrects a weak crotch. 

 At the left is a crotch which had two branches 

 of equal size and length. One branch has been 

 cut heavily in order to dwarf it in relation to 

 the other. At the right, the results of pruning 

 one branch heavily can be seen. One branch 

 was headed back heavily three years ago as 

 indicated by the arrow. Note that it has now 

 become a side branch of the other and that 

 there is little danger from splitting with a 

 load of fruit. 



or checked in comparison to others by simply thining out 

 some of its lateral branches, thus reducing the leaf area 

 rather severely. 



(6) A Low-Headed Tree Is Advisable, The region on 



