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Show I , CLOSE PRUNING FOR PEACHES I Greater Amount of Frult-Bearlng Wood the Larger Will Be Yield Make 8 Picking Easier. 9 Pls not always an easy Job 'to tell m " Just how much pruning u peach tree M requires. However, lieuch trees ure M short lived und often require more M pruning than ttriy other fruit. As the K - fruit buds ure" borne on the current 8 " yejvt'r wood it requires closer pruning 'V '- jyTkeep the tree manageable. Then, too, the operation Increases the vlgm of the tree and also makes the picking W easier. The greater the umouut of frult-bearlng wood tlie more heavy will be the yield. As the hardy Borts ore usually weak In growth, they re- quire more sovere pruning tlian tho more dellcato varieties. And again Jho stronger growing sorts do uot haw I bo many fruit buds. |