“ONE YEAR OLD TREES 
ARE GENERALLY 
WHIPS AND SHOULD 
BE PRUNED AS IN FIG. 
3. 
PEACH, APRICOT, AL- 
MOND OR ALL 1 YEAR 
OLD TREES WITH 
BRANCHES SHOULD BE 
PRUNED AS IN FIG. 4. 
AS IN FIG. 4. 
ONE ANDO TWO YEAR OLD 
TREES AS SHIPPED FROM 
NURSERY. 
\ 
TWO YEAR OLD TREE 
ON THREE YEAR OLD 
ROOT SYSTEM. 
‘HOW TO PRUNE 
ONE YEAR. OLD TREE 
ON TWO YEAR OLD 
ROOT SYSTEM. 
FRUIT TREES—0On branched trees such as most 
Apple, Pear, Peaches, ete., select three to five side 
branches on different sides of the trunk and 6 to 8 
two branches nearly opposite. off the 
tree to about 24 to 36 inches from the 
trees should be topped about 24 to 
the ground. 
nd. Whip 
inches from 
planting holes are ready. ~~ 
2) PRUNE all broken roots with a sharp knife 
or pruning shears. Make a clean 
ker: cut—they heal quickly. Never 
BERRIES may be planted as hedges, 
but sprawly kinds like blackberries 
(Boysen, Young, and Logan) are bet- 
ter trained on trellises. Their dense 
TWO YEAR OLD TREES 
REQUIRE VERY LITTLE 
PRUNING OTHER THAN 
SELECTING 3 TO 6 MAIN 
BRANCHES AND CUT 
BACK \2 THEIR LENGTH 
SET SLIGHTLY DEEPER THAN jj 
STOOD IN NURSERY ROW. 2 i 
AND PLANT MOLLER’S FRUIT TREES 
i 
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PRUNED AND READY FOR PLANT- 
ING. 
stem, but prune to avoid crowding branches, by thin- 
other side limbs. 
Roots on all trees and plants should be trimmed 
back one-half inch or more, cut long roots to balance, 
cut off all broken or bruised roots. 
may have from one to several sis 
small twigs when planted. 
These develop into the main 
