Pruning Mature; Trees. 
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Fig. 1.—An exaggerated type of open head; a waste of fruiting space in a Colorado apple tree- 
Fig. 2—A tree allowed to grow at will. Ruined by a heavy crop of fruit. It was not over¬ 
loaded for it matured its crop, but the fruit was all near the tops of the long arms. 
Fig. 3—Jonathan tree well headed-in and stocky. Such a system of pruning is necessary 
with the mature Jonathan. 
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Fig. 4—A neglected Jonathan. The leaders are long and willowy and the tips are loaded 
with fruit spurs. The top of these leaders develop small leaves and set a large crop of fruit 
that rarely comes up to size. All these leaders should be cut back to strong laterals. A 
candidate for the same fate as Fig. 2. 
