382 PYRAMIDAL TRAINING OF THE PEAR TREE. 



To this the young shoot is trained, and a perfectly vertical 

 growth for what we may term the pillar of the tree is thereby 

 secured. The bark is neatly cut round above the upper 

 eye ; the branch is cut off at about four or five inches above 



Fig. 183. 



Fig. 182. 



A, the best position at whicL to 

 prune for the terminal bud. 



Fig. 184. 



A, part of old leading shoot 

 barked and left to tie the 

 young shoot to. It is cut at 

 B when the shoot is arrived 

 at maturity. 



A, B, C, incisions made above 

 and below branches and buds 

 to check their irregularity. 



that point, and then the bark is taken clean off. When 

 the young leading shoot is long enough, it is fastened to 

 the bare portion of stem, as shown at Fig. 182. The portion 

 A is cut off at B at the next winter pruning. This process 

 may be prolonged as long as necessary or convenient. 



