. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental Fig. 22. — Oak sixty years old. Formation of aleader from a vertical branch. And it is wrong to suppose that only the originalleader can be used. Its place may be often suppliedby one of the lateral branches even ; and by shorten-ing the other branches to stimulate the growth of thenew leader, the tree will, in a few years, straighten upin a manner which will appear astonishing to persons 28 TREE PRUNING. unfamiliar with the results which may be obtainedfrom a sensible S3Stem of pruning. If none of the branches near the top of the treenatur
. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental Fig. 22. — Oak sixty years old. Formation of aleader from a vertical branch. And it is wrong to suppose that only the originalleader can be used. Its place may be often suppliedby one of the lateral branches even ; and by shorten-ing the other branches to stimulate the growth of thenew leader, the tree will, in a few years, straighten upin a manner which will appear astonishing to persons 28 TREE PRUNING. unfamiliar with the results which may be obtainedfrom a sensible S3Stem of pruning. If none of the branches near the top of the treenaturally approach a vertical position, two or three orseveral branches should be preserved to form a com-pact head, as represented in Fig. 23. If the tree so. Fig. 23. — Oak with irregular head formed withseveral large branches. treated is young, it is desirable, if possible, to establishthe fork at a distance from the ground equal to atleast one third of the height which the tree may beexpected to attain at maturity. Shortening Main Branches. — Starting from the topof the tree, where the operation of pruning shouldalwa5^s begin, the leader is first formed with thebranch selected for this purpose ; the head is madewith a single leader; or, in case of necessity (), with several leaders. The principal branches, if APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM. 29 too long, should then be shortened, especially thoseinclined to assume a vertical position or to grow withtoo great vigor at the expense of the leader; suchbranches are called gourmands. It will be seen thatthe right point at which to shorten these verticalbranches is the point where they begin to assumeau upiiglit growth (A and B, Fig. 24).
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