Bui. 1477, U. S. Dept of Agriculture 
PLATE 27 
Growth and Fruiting Habits of the Italian Prune 
A. — A vigorous 3-year-old branch. Note numerous fruiting twigs instead of spurs, and fruit 
at leafless nodes. (Salem, Oreg., July 26, 1923) 
B. — An 11-year-old fruiting branch which has not been pruned. The tree has made a slow 
growth. The main branch has grown but little, while the lateral twigs have lengthened 
and branched from year to year. (Salem, Oreg.) 
C— Slender fruiting branch bent by load of fruit. Sunburning is often severe on such 
branches 
