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older branches; for as the training them in wall-trees 
v.ttc’ efpaliers, each tree being allotted a certain fpace, 
a-.d the branches arranged in regular order, four, to 
five or fix inches afunaer, and as they will produce 
numerous, improper, and fuper-abundnnt (hoots every 
y ear, the above annual prunings is ncceflary to reform 
irregulari'ies, and to difplace fuperfluous and ufelefs 
wood, to preferve the regular expanfion of the trees 
within their allotted bounds; but as the fame branches 
continue many years in a bearing (late, upon fpurs be¬ 
fore-mentioned, they do net require a renewal of a 
general fupply of young wood for hearers, as in 
jpeaches, Nedlarines, Apricots, Vines, &c. which bear 
principally upon the young (hoots of a year old; but 
when, after being trained in a full expanfion, they only 
require occaficnal fuppiies of young wood in cafual 
vacancies, or to fupply the place of any decayed or 
worn-out old branches, or ('uch as become of an un¬ 
fruitful (late; though in the Moreilo Cherry particu¬ 
larly, it is proper to retain annual fuppiies of young 
wood for principal bearers; and in the Plums and 
Cherries in general, (hould commonly continue a ter¬ 
minal (hoot at the end of every branch, where room 
admits for their extenfion. 
A fummer-pruning and training, in the wall-tree and 
efpalier Plums and Cherries, is neceflary every year, 
to regulate the general (hoots of the fame feafon only, 
and which (hould be commenced in May or June, 
and continued, occafionally, in July, &c. proceeding 
to the bufinefs firft by diiplacing the ill-placed and 
evidently ufelefs or unnecefiary (hoots of the fame 
year, and to retain and train in proper fuppiies of 
the well-placed (hoots in all vacant paits, and the 
leading (hoot to each main branch, if room admits. 
This work of fummer-pruning, if commenced early, 
the middle or end of May, or early part of June, while 
the (hoots are quite young and herbaceous, may be 
performed by rubbing off the ufelefs Ihoot-buds and 
twigs clofe, with the finger and thumb; but when 
more advanced in a woody growth, it muff be ef- 
fefted with a knife; and, by either method, difplace 
the fore-right (hoots that grow immediately from the 
front of the branches, in a proje&ing diredlion, and 
fuch others as are not welt placed, or improperly fitu- 
ated for training to the wall, &c. with regularity; 
as likewife any very luxuriant (hoots, and others of 
improper growth; and alfo in the general (hoots, 
Where tco numerous, prune out the fuperfiuous or 
over-abundant in a thinning order, taking the whole 
off clofe to the mother branches, being careful, at 
the fame time, to (cleft and retain a moderate fupply 
cf the beff well-placed fide-ffioots of middling-ftrong 
growth, arifing on the lateral part of the branches in 
the mod vacant {paces, both in ycung and old trees, 
in ortlcr for training to the wall accordingly, and to re¬ 
main till winter-pruning, ready as a referee, either to 
furnifh prefent or apparent future vacancies, if any, or 
to fupply the places of cafual decayed, worn-out,' or 
unfruitful branches, obferving alfo to retain the termi¬ 
nal or leading (hoots, one'only to each main branch, 
in all parts where room to extend them; and from the 
above-mentioned feleft (hoots, cutting out the impro¬ 
per and fuper-abundant, continuing the referved fup¬ 
ply intire, or at their whole extent, let them direftly, 
or when of proper length, be nailed and trained to 
the wall in regular order, between die mother branch¬ 
es; and according as they advance ingrowth, train 
them along at their full length all furnmer, at lead 
not (hortening any, except fuch as extend confiderably 
beyond their proper bounds, where not room to run 
them in their full extenfion; and of the referved 
(hoots, if any pu(h forth lateral twigs, they may be 
difplaced in their young growth, leaving the main 
(hoots clean and fingly, and continued trained to die 
wall and efpalier regularly as above. 
. Thus, giving the wall and efpalier Plums and Cher¬ 
ries the principal fummer-drefling, in May, June, 
July, &c. and as the trees will continue (hooting, 
they (hould be looked over again accordingly, at dif¬ 
ferent times, during their fummer’s growth, to dif¬ 
place any ufelefs after-lhoots, and to train in the re¬ 
ferved fupply of proper (hoots in their advanced or 
encreafing length, or that cafually dart or projett 
from the wall, both to preferve the regularity and 
beauty of the trees; and that by having the (hoots 
trained clofe, in a regular manner, admits the benefit 
of the fun, air, rains, &c. to improve the growth 
and goodnefs of the fruit; dill continuing the princi¬ 
pal (hoots intire without (hortening, or only occafion- 
aily, agreeable to the foregoing intimations. 
For thefe and all other fruit-trees that bear the 
fruit principally upon natural fpurs, arifing on the two, 
three, or feveral years old branches, do not admit of 
(hortening the (hoots, neither in furnmer or winter- 
pruning, without detriment to their nature of bear¬ 
ing, as it would force out numerous ufelefs or unnecef- 
fary lateral twigs from the eyes below, and prevent 
the formation of fruit-fpurs, which, as being the prin¬ 
cipal bearing parts of thefe kind of trees, you will, 
in the proceis of the fummer-pruiiing now under con- 
ffderation, be careful to diffinguilh and preferve every 
where, they appearing of (hort, rebuff growth, half 
an inch to an inch, or more, long, arifing along the 
Tides, quite to the extremity of the branches, gra¬ 
dually, if not fnortened, or but as little as poffible, 
or not any, where .room for their full extenfion, as 
formerly obferved. 
Though in particular inffances, (hortening may be 
occafionally pradfifed, fuch as, if in the procefs of 
the furnmer regulation, in June, any confiderable va¬ 
cancy occur, or in young trees, under training, requir- 
