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Show IlorfaiKuicil W CUTTING BACK FRUIT TREES Care Should Be Exercised Not to Touch Lower Limbs When Not Necessary Keep1 Low-Headed. A great many factors enter into the determination of just how a tree should be cut back. In this article, says a Colorado bulletin, only a general gen-eral rule can be given. Only three to five of the best limbs should be cut back to 8 or 12 inches, making the cut just in the direction in which the limb should grow. All trees should be kept low-headed. Be careful not to cut off the lower low-er limbs when it is not necessary, as they are usually the very ones to be left., LoVest limbs should be from 18 to 24 inches from the ground. If tha tree has been pruned so that the top is much higher than this, it is usually f Cutting Back Trees. f" best to cut the entire top off about three feet from the ground and depend de-pend upon forming the top from limbs which come out below this point. Peach trees can stand more severe pruning than either cherry or apple. Peach trees should generally be cut off about 18 inches from the ground, and if these are any branches below that point they should be cut back to the first or second bud. Cheniei Dr plums need practicaly no pruning except to cut the branches off a fool or so from the trunk. j |