Thinning of the Winesap. ii 
such a position that they can have the best chance to grow in size, 
color and uniformity, and be as free as possible from blemish. 
There is another phase of thinning that would help, and that 
is the cutting out of every other tree in rows that have the trees so 
close together that they are crowding each other. Trees, when 
crowded, are bound to grow upward rather than outward, and if 
left alone will, in a little while, have most of their fruit bearing- 
wood in the tops. This is truer of peaches, perhaps, than of ap¬ 
ples, nevertheless apple trees when crowded cannot do as well as 
Figure 2. A three-foot branch before and after thinning. 
when they have plenty of room. For this reason it is necessary to 
cut out every other tree in the row, or the alternates in every row, 
this depending on the way and the distance the trees are set. 
conclusions. 
i. That thinning of the mature Winesap tree pays in money 
returns the first year. 
