Bui. 1477, U. S. Dept of Agriculture 
Plate 28 
Growth and Development of the Italian Prune in 
Relation to Pruning and to Soil and Other Con- 
ditions 
A.— Three lS-year-old fruiting branches in the interior of an old tree. The 
twigs along the older wood have lost their vigor and have died or been 
pruned out. These fruiting branches have grown from lateral twigs 
by yearly branching of the most vigorous new shoots, but without 
a definite leader 
B.— A tree on which the annual pruning practiced has been thinning out 
and cutting back branches. The tree is unirrigated. but a soil mulch 
has been maintained by frequent tillage. The desired supply of 
vigorous fruiting wood has been maintained. (The Dalles, Oreg., 
August, 1921) 
