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branches singly to get the full benefit of all the 
sun and light. To this end only side branches 
are allowed to grow, all the front and back 
shoots being removed, in the bud preferably, 
certainly as soon as they appear. 
For those who hesitate at the wall fruits, 
however, there is the simple dwarfed form 
which is eminently practical and does not re- 
quire very great space. Apple, pear, cherry, 
plum, and peach “ trees ” no larger than a rose 
bush may go among shrubbery indeed, if it 
seems undesirable or impossible to give them 
a place to themselves. These are much less 
expensive than the espalier trees and bear 
usually the second year from planting. They 
are produced by grafting the crown of the 
variety of fruit desired upon a naturally dwarf 
stock, and they are permanent and hardy. For 
wall training this form should be purchased 
instead of the full size tree commonly called 
“ standard.” 
Where a fruit tree is wanted for shade as 
well as fruit, however, a standard must be 
planted. Of all fruiting trees the cherry is 
probably most like a purely ornamental tree, 
with the plum a close second. If some other 
fruit is preferred to cherry or plum, however, 
I should not hesitate to choose it, barring only 
