Bulletin . m. This tj-pe of tree needs to have twiggy growth reduced and a slight heading in at top. out and shortened to 12 or 15 inches. Two or three of these lateralsare retained and they should be selected for direction and proper spac-ing as in the case of the primary, or scaffold limbs. This system is followed in general until the tree comes into bear-ing. After that the heading-in process is ceased unless growth incertain twigs becomes too vigorous. There has been a feeling in pastyears that young trees should be pruned very severel\, the idea beingthat all wood that was not absolutely
Bulletin . m. This tj-pe of tree needs to have twiggy growth reduced and a slight heading in at top. out and shortened to 12 or 15 inches. Two or three of these lateralsare retained and they should be selected for direction and proper spac-ing as in the case of the primary, or scaffold limbs. This system is followed in general until the tree comes into bear-ing. After that the heading-in process is ceased unless growth incertain twigs becomes too vigorous. There has been a feeling in pastyears that young trees should be pruned very severel\, the idea beingthat all wood that was not absolutely needed should be removed. Thetendency however to do less cutting is becoming apparent and thepractise is to leave all wood that should not for some good reason betaken out. The more leaves the young trees have the more food thej^can make and the more vigor and strength the tree will have. Lightpruning will, in most cases, allow earlier bearing than will heavy prun- 10 ing. So, unless a branch or a twig is runn
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