Material. Small plum and cherry orchard.

Apparatus. Pruning-saw, pruning-knife.

Discuss the pruning of the plum and the cherry. What different methods are practiced on the two kinds of trees? How do these methods of pruning differ from those of the pear and the apple?

References

Paddock and Whipple, "Fruit Growing in Arid Regions," pp. 139-141. Thomas, "The American Fruit Culturist," p. 109.