The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . TRAINING. 43. way up fclie stem ; there miist also be one shoot on the undermost bide,placed about midway bet ween the other two. All the other shoots mustbe pinched ofl in their infant state. The tree will then assume, atthe end of the year, the appearance shown in Fig. 27. From this timeit may be allowed to bearwhat crop of fruit the gar-dener thinks it able to carry ;in determining which heought never to overrate thevigor of the tree. All ofthese shoots except the lead-ing ones must at the pro-per season be shortened, butto what length must be leften


The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . TRAINING. 43. way up fclie stem ; there miist also be one shoot on the undermost bide,placed about midway bet ween the other two. All the other shoots mustbe pinched ofl in their infant state. The tree will then assume, atthe end of the year, the appearance shown in Fig. 27. From this timeit may be allowed to bearwhat crop of fruit the gar-dener thinks it able to carry ;in determining which heought never to overrate thevigor of the tree. All ofthese shoots except the lead-ing ones must at the pro-per season be shortened, butto what length must be leftentirely to the judgment of the gardener, it of course Fan-tratog, third stage. depending upon the vigor of the tree. In shortening the shoot, careshould be taken to cut back to a wood-bud that will produce a shootfor the follo\ving year. Cut close to the bud, so that the wound mayheal the following season. The following year each shoot at theextremities of the leading branches should produce, besides the leadingshoot, one on the upper and two on the u


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