. Bulletin . (a) (b) Fig. 9.—(a) One-year-old apple tree as it comes fromthe nursery before pruning, (b) Same tree after prun-ing. Top has been cut back to 30 inches. 17 The next season this 1-year-old tree will begin to branch outand form scaffold limbs. The modified central leader type of train-ing has proved to be the most desirable and makes the strongesttree (see Fig. 10). This type has one strong central branch around which thescaffold limbs are spaced. The central branch is the dominant. ^^•^-^?^J (a) (b) Fig. 10.—(a) Two-year-old apple tree after planting. (b) Same tree after pruning.
. Bulletin . (a) (b) Fig. 9.—(a) One-year-old apple tree as it comes fromthe nursery before pruning, (b) Same tree after prun-ing. Top has been cut back to 30 inches. 17 The next season this 1-year-old tree will begin to branch outand form scaffold limbs. The modified central leader type of train-ing has proved to be the most desirable and makes the strongesttree (see Fig. 10). This type has one strong central branch around which thescaffold limbs are spaced. The central branch is the dominant. ^^•^-^?^J (a) (b) Fig. 10.—(a) Two-year-old apple tree after planting. (b) Same tree after pruning. Branches have been thinned out to leave a modified leader and well-spaced side branches. The side branches have been cut back about half their length while the leader has been left somewhat longer to make it the dominant limb. branch in the tree and, in pruning, it should always be allowed tohave the lead while the tree is young. Side branches can be takenfrom the leader to form the scaffolds of the tree as rapidly as theybecome available. After the trees reach bearing age, the leadercan be modified to form a spreading top. This is usually taken careof by natural means as the branches fruit. 18 Pruning 2-Year-Old Trees at Planting Time.—If 2-year-oldtrees are bought at planting time, their training, of course, startswith that of the 1-year-old tree at the second pruning except thatthe side limbs are headed back to about half their growth and thecentral leader is cut back so that
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