When a tree is found to be making too much growth, with the result that it does not fruit properly, there are two ways of checking it and bringing it into bearing. The first is root pruning-this should be carried out early in the winter when the leaves have fallen. A trench 2 feet wide and 3 feet deep is dug out 3 feet away from the trunk and all roots met with during this operation cut off cleanly.
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